Make Sliding Doors For Closet

Golden oak is a common stain for woodwork.

Make sliding doors for closet.

I wanted the wood running vertically and then have it framed out with 1 3 s. Hubby cut a few inches off the board to get the right height and left about an inch or so on the top so he could put the rollers on the door. Sliding doors offer sleek functionality with a modern look. Ensure the glass in your closet sliding doors is tempered to reduce the risk of injury in case the door cracks or breaks.

To make the door we measured the closet opening and bought 2 1 8 s and 5 1 6 s to cover the opening. This is an easy diy for anyone. With a dado blade on your table saw make a dado. They are built on a track with two rails allowing each door to slide on a set of wheels.

If you don t have an existing soffit in your room on which to hang your doors you can build one by connecting two. Cut four 2x4s for the door frame and miter each corner to a 45 degree angle. Sliding bypass closet doors are designed to slide behind and in front of one another. Choose a stain that will match your existing woodwork.

Wood stain optional burlap any fabric or you can even use thin plywood i used 5 1 2 yards of burlap i purchased my burlap at joanns. As a result it blurs the objects on the other side creating an aura of mystery. Sliding doors are great for smaller rooms where there is less space to accommodate doors that open out and away from the closet. Polyurethane is the clear.

Today we are taking some standard interior doors and turning them into sliding closet doors. Flush doors do not have any raised sections and are completely flat. How to build sliding closet doors step 1. Our doors were 86 3 4 and the length.

I priced out bi fold closet doors for this whole house a few months ago and it was just shy of 1 000. Measure the opening to your closet. And that wasn t even the real wood ones but the fake wood looking closet doors and that s just outrageous to me there is no way in heck i was going to pay. Stapler screws drill acrylic paint to stain burlap also optional closet door hinges you can get similar ones here.

Several closet sliding doors come with glass panels. Like bifold doors these are installed on a track in the closet frame but the door shifts to the side inside the closet instead of folding open.