Thursday 5 November 2009

Sliding wardrobe doors. How to Do It Yourself with stunning results.

Slidewardrobesdirect.co.uk
Fitting Sliding Wardrobe doors couldn't be easier. Give a designer look to your bedroom and utilise every inch of storage space. Here is how.

We make our made to measure sliding wardrobe doors to your own specification and here is a useful guide on how to fit them yourself. Our product can be installed by anyone with basic tools and diy skills.
Your sliding wardrobe door kit has been made to your measurements and is easy to install by any competent DIYer.


FITTING TIPS:
Make sure there are no water pipes or electrical cables in the area of installation


Your sliding wardrobe kit will contain:
  • 2 X WALL LINERS (pieces of 18mm mfc 100mm wide by 2800mm long, the same colour as the track chosen. to be used as striker plates for the sliding doors to close neatly on to.
  • 1 x BOTTOM LINER for bottom track to sit on (in 2 pieces if run is longer than 2.5mtrs these need to be butted to each other)
  • TOP TRACK
  • BOTTOM TRACK
  • FULLY ASSEMBLED SLIDING DOORS (The number of which will be determined by your measurements. Remember, our sliding wardrobe doors are made to measure)
PREPARATION
Prepare the area by removing any coving that might be in the way of your wall liners as they will go all the way to the ceiling, do the same with the skirting if you want the wall liners to go to the floor (skirting boards are normally 18mm thick, same as your liners, so you might choose to cut them down to the skirting)

STEP 1: FITTING BOTTOM & WALL LINERS IN A WALL TO WALL SITUATION
 
  1. Fit wall liners
    Cut the wall liner to size minus 2mm, drill 5mm holes (in the centre of the width of the liner) 500mm centres, place liner in position, check it is vertical with a spirit level and pack behind the liner as necessary. Fix wall liner to wall with countersunk screws ensuring all the screw heads are flush with the surface of the liner

  2. Fit bottom linerCut the bottom liner to size minus 2mm, drill 5mm holes (in the centre of the width of the liner) 500mm centres, place liner in position, check it is level and pack underneath as necessary, this is essential to ensure the smooth running of the doors. Fix bottom liner to floor with countersunk screws ensuring all the screw heads are flush with the surface of the liner

WALL TO END PANEL SITUATION
(Only read this if your sliding wardrobe is to fit between the wall and an end panel)

  1. Mark on the back wall the ordered width dimension

  2. Attach fixing blocks, 4 to the back, 2 to top and bottom of the panel, making sure that they are flush with the edges, place panel against back wall, check is vertical with a spirit level and secure, use small screws to screw the block into the panel and big screws to fix to the wall.
  3. Continue fitting the bottom and wall liners as per the WALL TO WALL SITUATION INSTRUCTIONS but remembering that your end panel works as one of your wall liners

STEP 2: INSTALLING THE TOP & BOTTOM TRACK
  1. Install the top track first. this will be delivered cut to the ordered size minus 2mm. Decide the fixing positions. set the front face of the top track 2mm from the front edge of the wall liner or end panel. Screw the track through the prepared holes into the ceiling using suitable screws. Avoid overtightenning as this could distort the top track
  2. Install the bottom track. Decide the fixing positions. Locate the front edge of the floor track around 30mm back from the front edge of bottom liner so door will hang vertical. Screw the bottom track through the prepared holes into the bottom liner using suitable screws.

TOP TIP: Position the bottom track on the floor or over bottom liner unscrewed, place a door vertically on it and engage on the top track, once you are happy with the door position, screw the bottom track in place. This will ensure vertical positioning of your sliding doors.



STEP 3: FIT THE SLIDING DOORS TO THE TRACK
  1. Installing the sliding doors: Tilt the doors and insert the top guides into the rear channel of the top track. Insert the bottom rollers into the rear groove of the bottom track. Be careful not to scratch the bottom track. Repeat with the second/next door using the front channel and groove. For multi door applications, alternate doors on tracks.
  2. Adjust the sliding doors: For vertical adjustment of each door, use a philips screwdriver on the bottom rollers. Once happy with the final adjustments, lock the anti jump device into bottom track

As you can see fitting sliding wardrobes is simple, you can really get that Italian styling sliding wardrobes in your bedroom at a fraction of the price.At Slidewardrobesdirect.co.uk, we have taken the mystery out of fitting sliding wardrobes so they are accessible to all.

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