Can you replace a pocket door without removing drywall?
Replacing a Pocket Door
If you simply want to replace a pocket door or remove it in order to repair it, you don’t have to tear into the drywall! That’s great news. All you have to do is lift the door off the sliding track. In order to do that, you have to remove the trim around the door.
How do you remove an old pocket door?
How do you fix a pocket door without opening the wall?
To remove, you have to remove the stop trim around the door jam. Once that is off, you should be able to tilt the pocket door in the opening to lift it off the track if it is an older style J-track. If it is a newer one with carriages on top, you just take a screwdriver to pop the release tabs.