Comments on: Johnson Hardware 153068SC 1500 Series Soft Close Series

By: nic

nic — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Easy to install. Excellent soft close mechanism.

By: James Watson

James Watson — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

High quality product, great value
Looked around for a well made pocket door frame and came across this. Easy install especially for a 36â door, no cutting needed. Instructions arenât great but some videos out there help with the install. Overall happy with the quality of the product

By: Dave Holliday

Dave Holliday — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Upgraded kit with slow close/open
Johnson hardware is a great mfg and their products are very good. This particular kit with slow open/close and solid metal studs is an improvement over other kits. Beware that you can only use slow open and close for 28″ doors or wider. For 24″ door you must choose either and we chose slow open as the door just eases into pocket and you can get on with your day.

By: karl

karl — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Wonderful door hardware, poor instructions
The instructions are adequate for the most part, but there’s one glaring error that I’ll warn you about – the instructions state to frame your header 2x the door width plus 1″. The picture even shows an example door opening, with the header framed in between king studs, resting on jack studs. Perfect. Turns out that the measurement they give is to be used for the rough opening width, not the header size – which means that following the instructions you end up with an opening 3″ too small. If I’d known in advance I would’ve done things differently and the changes I had to make when i discovered the problem now mean some of the finishes won’t be quite perfect in that room…annoying to say the least.With the door now in, though, it slides smoothly and the soft open/close is absolutely wonderful. I’ll probably be buying these again for future projects, and will be very happy as long as I remember to trust my gut more than the instructions.

By: SoCal guy

SoCal guy — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Great kit
Installed my 3rd door using this hardware. Easy instructions, quality kit. Soft open and close are great.

By: Rhino

Rhino — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Great product, lousy seller
I purchased 2 of these pocket door frames. One was complete but the other one, as others have noted, came without some parts. I contacted the seller and their solution was for me to contact Johnson Hardware and if there was any cost, they would reimburse me. Johnson Hardware was great – they quickly sent out the pieces without cost. However, in my opinion, it should have been the seller doing the leg work, not me.Beyond that, the frame was easy to install, the rollers are smooth, the soft-close works great. I would not hesitate to use this frame again; however, next time I will buy it direct from Johnson Hardware!

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Softclose and open is so nice.
The kit set up is nice, instructions not so much. I like the set up, but do not like the door stabilizers at the bottom. They work but do not look nice.

By: PB2020

PB2020 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Good pocket door kit when it works
I ordered 2 pocket door kits for my bathroom. Kits arrived (on different days). During my process, I realized I probably only needed 1 unit and was going to use a barn door unit for 2nd door, therefore needing a return. Lo and behold, while trying to install the pocket door, the contractor realized that the pocket door rail was not working correctly and was stuck. He tried to get the mechanism released for about an hour and quit. He opened the 2nd unit and that one worked fine. The working unit works like a charm. The door slides well. It slides well, soft close is nice. He did buy a different glide for the bottom of door as he said the one that came with unit isnât very good. He said installation was easy once he had a working product.The other one I have is junk. Trying really hard to get a credit from Seller now but itâs a hassle. So my only caution is that while the unit is very good, if you have any issue with it, it can entirely derail your construction project timeline. Also, getting refunds for defective item seems to be an issue. While itâs a good sturdy unit, not sure if buying something from local hardware or big box retailer would have been just as good and easier to exchange if something is wrong. The non operating unit, is not a good experience and has been more stressful than needs to be.PS ordered this in May and here it is July and still working on getting a credit for a unit

By: dany simard

dany simard — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

have bought this product twice and I like it. good hardware, good mechanism, after in-depth reading the installation becomes easier. the seller is very good, precise, communication is excellent and the after-sales service too. I highly recommend this product. thx

By: eric

eric — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:15:03 +0000

Very robust rollerEasy to install.