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1. 
   steve | Jul 29, 2003 03:41am | #1

   remove the jams and remove the doors as needed

   pocket doors are an aberration and a pain

   caulking is not a piece of trim

2. 
   Piffin | Jul 29, 2003 04:18am | #2

   it'll depend on the type of hardware and it's access profile.

   I install Johnson hardware and I put the header casing and jamb liner in with a couple small screws to make it easy to get at later. I still use vinyl spackle over the screw so You have to look for a shadow line.

   Occasionally, I can get a door off withoiut removing the trim. With these modern Johnsons, a nylon lever locks the atachment above and you can reach it to release it with a screwdriver or other small tool.

   Some of the hardware from a hundred years ago requires removing a split jamb at the side where the door pockets into the wall to get at the releases and adjustments.

   in '59 I don't know.

   But I'll bet the local shop class could have fun with it.

   ;)

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