{"id":530,"date":"2009-10-28T00:23:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T07:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/?p=530"},"modified":"2009-10-28T00:55:23","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T07:55:23","slug":"making-pocket-doors-a-little-less-shitty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/archive\/2009\/10\/28\/making-pocket-doors-a-little-less-shitty\/","title":{"rendered":"Making pocket doors a little less shitty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to save space, we&#8217;re using some pocket doors around the house, most notably for bathrooms. Pocket doors are great in that they never swing into anyone or any<em>thing<\/em>, but they&#8217;re a bit shitty in that they&#8217;re tougher to operate than standard hinged doors.  Pulling the door out from its sheathing when it&#8217;s fully open requires some sort of mechanical pull and locking the door requires using one of the <em>pathetic excuses for locks<\/em> that comes with most pocket door installations.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware I speak of is downright garish in most instances.  Here are some choice samples:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholesalehomebuildershardware.com\/store\/index.php\/pocket-door-locks-square-privacy.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"imagelink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lock_hurtlocker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"298\"  class=\"framed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The &#8220;Hurt Locker&#8221;.  A cheaply made, tiny knob, that is really only meant to be used in emergencies. And by emergencies, I really have no idea what I mean&#8230; hiding from your little sister maybe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwikset.com\/Products\/Details\/RoundPocketDoorLock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"imagelink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lock_coyoteugly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"365\" class=\"framed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The &#8220;Coyote Ugly&#8221;. Made by Kwikset so you know it&#8217;s got bite, but also tacky looking with those visible screws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linnea-home.com\/LeversLocksPocketDoorThumbs.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"imagelink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lock_modernproblem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"439\" class=\"framed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The &#8220;Modern Problem&#8221;. Linnea seems to be a favorite among contemporary architects, but it still lacks a reasonable sized user interface.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vallivalli-us.com\/scheda_prodotto.php?id_art=645\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"imagelink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lock_italianjob.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"419\" class=\"framed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The &#8220;Italian Job&#8221;. I actually like these &#8220;privacy snibs&#8221; from Valli &#038; Valli but have been told they are like Ferraris, and not in the good way.<\/p>\n<p>After many days of searching, I think I found the <em>one<\/em> pocket door lock that may ideally fit the bill:<\/p>\n<p>Behold the Halliday Baillie HB 690 Privacy Lock:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hallidayandbaillie.com\/index.php\/pi_pageid\/51\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"imagelink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lock_halliday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" class=\"framed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now <em>that<\/em> is a bathroom door lock that says &#8220;feel free to pull your pants down in here&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It looks sharp, it&#8217;s got a nice up and down slider interface that exudes security, and it has a built in hinge with which to pull it from its sheathing.  Really, really sharp. Gotta hand it to the New Zealanders.  I will be checking prices and feasibility with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildllc.com\" target=\"_blank\">Build<\/a> tomorrow, but barring any bad news, I think the <a href=\"http:\/\/unlimited.co.nz\/unlimited.nsf\/coolcompany\/AFB40E3CA9580F6ECC2572F90074E561\" target=\"_blank\">Halliday<\/a> Baillies are the winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to save space, we&#8217;re using some pocket doors around the house, most notably for bathrooms. Pocket doors are great in that they never swing into anyone or anything, but they&#8217;re a bit shitty in that they&#8217;re tougher to operate than standard hinged doors. Pulling the door out from its sheathing when it&#8217;s fully [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":542,"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions\/542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahousebythepark.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}