In this guide, you will learn how to install a pocket door pull.

Door pulls are installed on the edge of the door and function with just a touch of the finger to retrieve the door from the compartment and to pull it shut.

Materials needed:

• A pocket door pull (we’d recommend our best-selling 45mm x 102mm Rectangular Flush Pull)
• Clamp
• 2 wood blocks, 3/4-by-3-by-3 inches
• Nailset
• Hammer
• 3/4-inch Forstner drill bit
• Cordless drill
• 3/4-inch chisel
• 3/4-inch brass screws
• Tape measure

Step 1:

Firstly, you will need to pull the door halfway open. With a tape measure, measure up 36 inches from the floor and make a mark on the edge of the door.

Step 2:

Clamp a small block of wood on either side of the door, wedging the side of the door between them. It’s recommended that the blocks are centred on the mark with part of the blocks above and part below where the pull is to be installed. Doing this will stabilise and protect the door veneer from being damaged when you make the cavity.

Step 3:

Place the door pull backwards on the side of the door at the mark. Stencil around the door pull with a pencil where it touches the door. Insert a nailset through any screw holes in the door pull and proceed to tap on it with a hammer; this will create a small divot on the side of the door for each screw.

Step 4:

Insert a ¾ inch Forstner drill bit into your cordless drill. Drill straight into the centre of the pencilled outline on the door, drill to a depth of 1-inch.

Step 5:

Place the back of the door pull into the hole. If it doesn’t fit, use a hammer and a chisel to tap and cut the tracing to re-define the hole so the door pull will fit. Then test the door pull and continue cutting and tapping with the chisel until the door pull fits on the side of the door.

Step 6:

Lastly, remove the clamps and blocks from the door. Place the door pull in the hole, then place the 3/4-inch screws in the holes and secure the door pull to the side of the door by screwing in the screws tightly.

And that’s it; you’re done!

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