How To Install A Sliding Closet Door Track

Mark the width on the closet door track with a pencil.

How to install a sliding closet door track.

Adjust measurements and layout lines where necessary. First carefully lean your sliding doors against a nearby wall. To get a straight cut use a miter box and hacksaw. Installing the tracks 1.

Check for square at the three remaining intersections between the wall and the chalk line. Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot. Screw the track to the top of the door opening. Its position depends on how you plan to trim the opening.

Measure the width of the closet opening. Next measure the closet opening at the top from the left wall to the right wall. Position the top track on the top of your closet opening. You have a wide variety of options for the closet doors.

Step 2 mark the screw hole locations through the track using a black fine point marker to mark the spots on the carpet. Hollow core interior doors are readily available and. Cut your tracks to size with a hacksaw if needed. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to install new slider closet doors and track by yourself.

Sliding doors need to overlap in the center by 2 to 3 inches so keep that in mind as you figure your door. Begin by inserting the bottom pivot into the bracket which can be screwed to the floor to the door jamb or both. Cut your top track to this measurement. Tutorial on hanging closet sliding doors measurement.

Consult the manufacturer s instructions to install the track. Then hold the spring loaded top pivot down while you swing the top of the door toward the frame and under the door track. First subtract 1 2 millimetres 0 039 0 079 in from the width of. Then check to make sure the track is level.

Click the links to see what s inside dustin s toolbox. The lines must be square with the opening for a successful installation. Use a drill to screw the track.