Pocket door frame assembly

A pocket door frame for a sliding door comprising

• a header support having a first end and a second end forming a first length therebetween;
• first and second header spacers secured to said header support and extending along said first length of said header support;
• first and second header frame members secured to said first and second header spacers;
• a track fastened to a lower surface of said header support by T-bolt fasteners and nested between said first and second header spacers and said first and second header frame members, said track constructed and arranged to support a sliding door movable between said first and second end of said header support;
• a first vertical spreader made of laminated ¾ inch primed finger joint pine is spaced apart by 2¼ inches from a second vertical spreader made of laminated ¾ inch primed finger joint pine by a first distance, each said first and second spreader fasted to, and extending from, said header support at about a midpoint position between said header first and second end;
• a base member having a having a front end and a back end forming a second length therebetween, said front end fastened to said first and second vertical spreader forming an opening sized to allow a sliding door to pass through said opening;
• a vertical stud member attached to said first end of said header support and said back end of said base member, said stud member having a width measured between s first edge wall and a second edge wall;
• a plurality of inboard horizontally disposed slats made of primed finger joint pine are fastened to an inner surface of said first vertical spreader and said first edge wall of said vertical stud member, said inboard horizontally disposed slats spaced apart between said base and said header support;
• a plurality of outboard horizontally disposed slats made of primed finger joint pine are fastened to an inner surface of said second vertical spreader and said second edge wall of said stud member;
• said outboard horizontally disposed slats spaced apart between said base and said header support;
• a first plywood panel having a width of 7¾ inches is positioned adjacent said first vertical spreader and extending from said base to said header support and fastened to said inboard horizontally disposed slats;
• a first laminated base block extending between said base member and said header support, said first laminar base block secured to said first vertical spreader and each said inboard horizontally disposed slats;
• a second plywood panel having a width of 16 inches is positioned adjacent said second vertical spreader and extending from said base to said header support and fastened to said outboard horizontally disposed slats;
• a second laminated base block extending between said base member and said header support, said second laminar base block secured to said second vertical spreader and each said outboard horizontally disposed slats;
• wherein said pocket door frame is constructed and arranged to provide dimensional stability and prevent warping or twisting of the pocket door frame.