Pocket Doors
A pocket door is a sliding door that disappears into a cavity inside the wall when open, leaving the doorway completely clear with no panel on show and no swing. In slim aluminum and glass it divides a space when closed and vanishes when open. Crateworks builds pocket doors to order, sized to your opening and the wall cavity.
Best for: Tight rooms and openings where you want the doorway fully clear and the door out of sight, like ensuites, studies, and between living spaces.
Built to your opening
Every pocket door is made to order. You specify:
- Size
- Single or double
- Glass
- Color (RAL)
Common questions
- What is a pocket door?
- A pocket door is a door that slides sideways into a hollow cavity built inside the wall, so when it is open the doorway is completely clear and the door is hidden. It saves the floor space a swinging door needs and leaves no visible panel, unlike a barn door that slides across the wall face.
- Does a pocket door need a special wall?
- Yes. A pocket door needs a cavity inside the wall for the panel to slide into, so the wall has to be built or opened up to house the pocket frame. In a renovation this is straightforward where the wall is non-structural. We confirm the wall can take a pocket before building, and Crateworks customizes the door to the cavity.
- Can pocket doors be double?
- Yes. A double pocket door has two panels that slide into cavities on each side and meet in the middle, clearing a wide opening with no door on show at all. Crateworks builds single and double pocket doors to your opening.
- What is the difference between a pocket door and a barn door?
- A pocket door slides into a cavity inside the wall and disappears. A barn door slides across the outside face of the wall and stays visible on an exposed track. Pocket doors are cleaner and fully hidden but need the wall built for them; barn doors are simpler to fit but need clear wall to park against.
A different category than a hollow-core slab
Most interior doors sold in the US are hollow-core: a thin MDF or veneer face over honeycomb cardboard, hung on stamped hinges. They warp in humidity, dent on impact, chip at the edges, and look like the cheapest finished element in the room. They exist to fill an opening, not to be part of the design.
A pocket doors from Crateworks is a slim aluminum frame with glass or mirror infill, built to your opening, color-matched to the room, on hardware sized to carry the panel weight. Aluminum does not warp or rust, the finish does not need repainting, and the panel reads as architectural detail across the room rather than a closet front to hide.
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