Eclisse Syntesis Flush Pocket Door - Help with head scratcher ?

[Spinny]

I have a 125mm Eclisse Syntesis Flush (i.e. no architrave) Pocket Door system installed by builder but not yet fully boarded.

This system is to produce a 125mm wide finished wall size once boarded on each size with two layers of 12.5mm plasterboard. Thus it is supposed to be 75mm wide plus 25mm plasterboard each side = 125mm.

Measuring the install the builder's chippy left me with I find the width at the wall opening end of the pocket where the door slides out is 130mm and not 125mm. Furthermore if I measure the distance between the side struts of the pocket itself - at the opening end it is 60mm - but at the far sealed end it is 55mm. So the sides of the pocket don't seem to be parallel. This is not shown in the install guide drawing. I have raised it with Eclisse UK to be told they don't know why or whether this is correct or erroneous. They are going to contact Italy but don't expect a quick answer.

 

Anybody have any thoughts on this (perhaps someone that has fitted these things ?) ?

I attach some photographs.

[ProDave]

41 minutes ago, Spinny said:

Your boards tuck in behind the end pieces as the one on the right of this picture is already, so the width of the wall is as you measured, it does not get wider.

[Spinny]

The boards should follow the horizontal rails, however the horizontal rails are not parallel between each side, they diverge by 5mm from being 55mm apart to being 60mm apart (see photos).

 

I am now noticing the front of the board that is on seems to have a bulge in it (horizontal spirit level rocks). Beginning to suspect that the board (which is attached to a wooden stud beyond the end of the pocket) has been forceably screwed to an out of line timber stud by the builder. They are heavyweight habito boards and don't bend without a lot of force. So forcing one end back against an out of line timber stud may be levering out the other end of the plasterboard. And as the frame is attached to it this is forcing the frame outwards and widening that end.

 

I could do with a 4m straight edge - can you buy such a thing ?

Edited yesterday at 17:20 by Spinny

[Russdl]

1 hour ago, Spinny said:

 

I could do with a 4m straight edge - can you buy such a thing ?

Laser level? 

[Pocster]

These are not great fun to install