How To Frame A Closet For Sliding Doors

And like that you have a closet with doors.

How to frame a closet for sliding doors.

Apart and driven into the door jamb and framing. Choose a stain that will match your existing woodwork. Complete the nail install on the lower left hand side of the sliding door frame. If you have covered your.

How to build sliding closet doors step 1. If you do not already have one build a wall for the closet with a header above. 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.

Flush doors do not have any raised sections and are completely flat. Golden oak is a common stain for woodwork. Keep checking with your level to see if it is even. Measure the opening to your closet.

Then subtract 1 2 from the width of each panel and 3 4 of an inch from the bottom. Polyurethane is the clear. Take the width of your closet door opening and divide in into 4. Mark and cut trim to fit around each opening.

With a dado blade on your table saw make a dado. To make the door we measured the closet opening and bought 2 1 8 s and 5 1 6 s to cover the opening. Cut the jamb sides and head to length taking into account the depth of the rabbets in the sides. Use a level to keep up with how even the frame is.

Our doors were 86 3 4 and the length. Cut four 2x4s for the door frame and miter each corner to a 45 degree angle. Start on the top right side of the frame. Fasten the trim with pairs of finish nails placed about 16 in.

If you don t have an existing soffit in your room on which to hang your doors you can build one by connecting two. How to do it build header and opening.