Pocket or regular door for small laundry / darkroom?

[Sirius Glass]

I hang mine on the inside with hooks and velcro. On the inside so my wife does not complain about the ugly curtain.

I put mine on the outside of the door, spread it out to cover the area, and move around it to get in and out. It got in the way on the inside of the door.

 

[eli griggs]

With weight drags on the outside of the door curtain, you'll have to sweep aside the curtain, but the cushioned weights will allow it curtain to resettle into a full door width blackout coverage.

Again, on the outside of an inward door frame.

 

[kingbuzzie]

Turns out we have a regular door anyway because the dummy contractor made the pocket door 2' wide and it was easier just to convert to regular door.

 

[pentaxuser]

Well at least I understand what a pocket door is now, thanks to Kino's pic

pentaxuser

 

[randyB]

If you use a regular door I would suggest you investigate a solid wood or metal door. They tend not to warp over time like hollow core doors do. Yes, they are heavy and cost a lot more but because they tend to be more flat for a much longer time they are easier to make completely light tight for a longer time. My currant darkroom is very small (6x10 ft) in order to save space I built the hollow core door frame to open out, this made it harder to keep light-tight but with a bunch of foam tape I succeeded.

 

[redbandit]

big black blanket on the bottom, and weather stripping on the side.. its not that hard.

pocket doors dont do well for HUMID environments like a bathroom or darkroom..

with enough humidty and or age, they become child proof to open