Install Closet Door Track Over Carpet
If you re remodeling your closet and installing sliding doors you may be concerned when it comes to installing the bottom brackets on your carpeting.
Install closet door track over carpet. I enjoyed john spier s article on installing pre hung doors what about when the floors will be carpeted. Installing bifold doors over carpet. Bi fold doors are very common in today s homes used extensively for hallway or bedroom closets. How to install closet door guide.
Measure the door from top to bottom using a plumb line. Bifold doors are supported by pivot pins at the top and underside of the outermost doors. They all function using a series of upper and lower tracks allowing the two panels to slide back and forth over each other. Sliding closet doors cover openings that are wider than a standard single door and they come in a variety of colors and materials.
Installing bifold doors over carpet. Here are the general steps you can follow to keep the process in proper order. Bi fold doors are easy to. Holding the track in place a mark can be made with a pencil where the screws will be installed.
John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds. A light closet door may only need a cheap plastic piece. The top track of the kit should be centered on the header of the closet. Then using a size smaller bit than the screws pilot holes can be made into the header.
A typical t or c type guide needs a railing track to work properly. Installing sliding closet doors requires. If the wood flooring is already laid then you can install the doors directly over it using the bottom track alone or the liner and track method as described above. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner.
Where two tracks are to be installed allow 41mm spacing between the centres of each track. Installation over engineered wood flooring or parquet flooring sliding wardrobe doors.