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  "name": "What framing changes are required when switching from a standard door to a pocket door?",
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        "text": "Converting to a pocket door requires a rough opening that is twice the width of the door slab plus an extra inch or two for the split jamb and hardware cage. Because you are opening twice as much wall space, you will remove multiple existing studs, requiring a long continuous header across the entire opening. You must also ensure the wall cavity where the door slides is completely free of electrical boxes, wiring, plumbing pipes, and deep drywall fasteners, which makes interior partition walls with zero utilities the best candidates.",
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        "description": "Pocket doors require a rough opening twice as wide as the door slab, an extended structural header, and a completely clear wall cavity free of pipes and wires."
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  "description": "Pocket doors require a rough opening twice as wide as the door slab, an extended structural header, and a completely clear wall cavity free of pipes and wires."
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