Pocket door repair
Doors that disappear into the wall are the ones most contractors won't touch. We service hangers and track without cutting your drywall in most cases.
Pocket doors slide into a cavity inside the wall, which is why most handymen quote wall demolition to fix one. In most cases that isn't necessary — we service the hangers and overhead track through the door opening, typically in 60 to 90 minutes.
What this repair actually is
A pocket door hangs from two roller hangers that ride an overhead track inside the wall cavity. Unlike a sliding glass door, the weight is carried from above. When a hanger wheel fails or the track bows, the door drops, binds against the frame, or jumps off entirely and jams inside the wall.
Why it fails faster in Northeast Florida
Pocket doors are less exposed to salt than exterior sliders, but humidity is the recurring problem: a wood door in a humid wall cavity swells seasonally and begins rubbing the jamb, and the added friction destroys the hangers. Homes that sit empty part of the year — common in this corridor — have it worse, because the air conditioning cycles differently and the swelling is more extreme.
Signs you need it
- The door drags on the floor or the bottom of the frame
- It stops partway and won't go further into the pocket
- You hear it hit something inside the wall
- The door has come off the track and is stuck inside the cavity
- It won't stay closed, or drifts open on its own
How we do the work
- Remove the door stop trim to reach the pocket without cutting drywall
- Extract the panel through the opening
- Inspect the overhead track for bowing, loose mounting, and debris
- Replace failed hangers and re-seat or re-secure the track
- Plane or adjust the panel where humidity swelling is causing the bind
- Rehang, adjust height, reinstall trim and test the full travel
Looking for this repair near you?
We're a mobile service, so there's no shop to drive to — we come to the property. That covers Jacksonville and the beaches, St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, and south through Orange City and DeLand.
Duval County
Jacksonville · Jacksonville Beach · Atlantic Beach · Neptune Beach · Baldwin
St. Johns County
St. Augustine · Ponte Vedra Beach · St. Johns · Fruit Cove · Elkton · Hastings
Flagler County
Palm Coast · Flagler Beach · Bunnell
North Volusia County
DeLand · Orange City · DeBary · Lake Helen · De Leon Springs · Pierson
Questions about pocket doors
Will you have to cut open my wall?
In most cases, no. Removing the trim gives us access to the pocket. Wall access is only needed when the overhead track itself has failed structurally, and we'd tell you before doing anything.
My door fell inside the wall. Can it be recovered?
Usually yes, through the opening once the trim is off. That's exactly the situation most contractors quote demolition for.
Do you work on pocket doors that aren't glass?
Yes. Interior wood and hollow-core pocket doors use the same hanger and track system.
Other repairs we handle
Roller replacement
The repair we do most. Worn rollers are why a door drags, sticks, or takes two hands. We fit sealed stainless assemblies rated for coastal air.
Track repair & replacement
A worn track destroys new rollers within months. We clean and straighten where we can, and replace the bottom track when it's past saving.
Locks & handles
Broken latches, handles that spin, doors that won't lock. Most are a same-visit fix with hardware we carry on the truck.