Johnson Hardware 100PD Commercial Grade Pocket/Sliding Door Hardware (60")

I recently installed one of the Johnson Hardware 100PD Pocket Door Hardware Kits and it is a very high quality product. My house is approximately 54 years old and has two remaining pocket doors. We moved in over 20 years ago and one of the door tracks was replaced prior to us moving in. The other door had been a nightmare from day one, constantly falling off the track, bouncing, catching, and not moving when we really needed it to move. After replacing the wheels several times, I finally decided to replace the entire track and hardware. I was hesitant because we have plaster walls and I really didn’t want to open up the wall to remove the old track and install the new one. Further, I needed a solution that would hold the weight of our solid core pocket doors. It seems that the new wheels I would buy we not rated for the weight of my doors. I am a do-it-yourselfer and didn’t want to hire this out. So with the right set of crowbars and other tools, I was able to remove the old track. I also built a tool that would allow me to screw in the new track all the way to the back. Then I cut the track to the proper size for my door, and installed the track. The door hardware was simple to install and the detachable wheel hanger made it much easier to hang the door than it was with the old style single inline track. My door is now working perfectly. It rolls as smooth as silk and very quietly. I couldn’t be happier. While my other pocket door is still functioning okay, I really like the ease at which the Johnson Hardware moves and the quietness, so I am contemplating replacing the track and hardware on that door with another 100PD kit. Before the hardware replacement, I had even debated removing the pocket doors completely and replacing them with standard doors. Fortunately, I didn’t, because now I love my pocket door, and wouldn’t change it, except possibly adding the Johnson Hardware soft-close kits.

I needed to hand two heavy sliding doors (84" high, 34" wide). I originally tried tracks from a big box home center, but they were noisy and did not feel as solid as I wanted -- take them out, and on to plan B. I ordered two LE Johnson 100PD tracks from Amazon, ($30 each), free shipping. They are much, much better, in so many ways: 1. The Johnson "boxed-U" shaped track is extruded aluminum, absolutely flat and straight. Several of the mounting holes are key shaped, easing installation. 2. The rollers/hangers are high quality, beefy and quiet. They use a three roller design, with a relatively easy to disconnect mechanism. 3. The design has a very easy to use and understand adjustment/alignment mechanism, which can be set with the door in place and fully supported. No trying to hold the door with one hand or foot and loosen/tighten screws with the other. Nice design! 4. The design has a 2" nominal offset between top of track and top of door -- an nice easy measurement that minimizes the chances of mis-cutting your lovely new doors :) I also had to call LE Johnson to see if they recommended the commercial grade rollers ($30) or the heavy duty ball bearing rollers ($55) for my project. They answered the call quickly, were really helpful, and recommended the less expensive rollers -- the rep said that generally, the ball bearing rollers were a bit noisier. Kudos to a business that has good support! Thanks for reading! Update (May 2014) after about several months of use: This product -- both the tracks and the rollers -- has been great. I have not had to make any adjustments, they run smooth and quiet (they are in a bedroom and won't wake my spouse when I get up early). Very satisfied with this product in all ways! Update (Feb 2017) after three years in use. Still works great, no adjustments have been needed, still smooth and quiet. Kudos to LE Johnson for a great product! Update after 10 years. This hardware is still working great and has been absolutely maintenance free. It hangs the doors on our bedroom closets, so it gets used several times every day. Just a great product!

Why are decent pocket door tracks so hard to find? We purchased 3 sets of tracks that didn’t work before finally coming across these. The 4th set was the charm! These actually worked and they’re good quality too. Our old rollers were from the late 1960’s and had bitten the dust years ago. We changed out the old hollow doors for real pine slab doors that were much heavier and these, I can tell, are going to hold up these heavy doors for years to come. They’re excellent quality and make these doors a lot easier to open. They slide like they’re on butter.

Received door hardware as listed (mostly). My set came with the cheaper rollers for a lightweight door. Two of the pictures showed the more expensive ball bearing rollers. I purchased the soft close kit additionally which comes with rollers and door mounts. The track is extruded aluminum and very sturdy. Pay attention to the instructions as you will likely need to cut it to allow the rollers to be installed. The track design allows for accumulation of dust and dirt away from the rollers giving a long life before accumulation starts causing problems. The screws are gold colored for the silver track. The rollers that came with the kit have 3 wheels without bearings. Should last OK with a lightweight door. Rollers and hangers I received are gold colored and the screws are zinc plated. Not a problem if you trim the door as instructed to hide the rollers. The instructions require more than basic knowledge of doors and construction methods. If you are building your own pocket door you should have that knowledge anyway. The videos are helpful, but this kit is designed for making your own pocket door frame or replacing your existing junk hardware. Overall, I am very satisfied with the purchase. It was less costly for me to order this kit and the soft close/open kits (2 for both) than to piece it together from the manufacturer's or other websites that I could find. I have extra rollers and mounts left over. The 4 star rating is because the carelessness of screws not matching hardware color.

Install was easy enough, I'd recommend watching a "how to" video first but other than that this works really well. Smooth rollers, and the door always hangs and slides straight because of the track being two sided. Just take extra care when removing the trim and having a helper at the end to hold the door while I guided the top of the door into the clips was a huge help. It could have been done if I were alone but that part was a lot easier with a helper. The track was about 7" longer than needed but that was an easy hacksaw fix, the track is also a tight fit width wise, but I coaxed it up into place with a rubber mallet and it went in just fine.

Replaced, not one, but 2 pocket door tracks with this system. Moved into a home that was 40 years old and had the same pocket door tracks. Needless to say, the doors wouldn't stay on the old tracks, making the doors completely useless. These tracks are such an improvement on the old design. There is no flex with the track and no way for the door to fall off the track. Super easy to install, just know you have to cut a hole in your drywall, and remove several pieces of trim from the door frame. My doors work great now, slide smoothly everytime! I would highly recommend this track system to anyone need I g to fix their pocket doors!

Perfect

I used this to replace poor quality pocket door hardware from another 'national' brand which has bugged us since we moved into our home. This was very easy to install. The screw holes align perfectly with those of the old hardware. I had to cut the rail length to match that of our door (which was expected) but other than that no issues and install was done in an hour. I now kick myself in the butt for not changing this hardware out sooner. The door now operates so quietly and effortlessly you'll be amazed. I am not sorry I bought this.