How to install a sliding door

The design of such doors is one or several canvases that open and close the doorway by moving to the right or left side. Sliding doors are ideal for small spaces, because thanks to them there is a significant saving of space.

In order to install the door-compartment, youNeed a hammer, screwdriver, chisel, construction level, tape measure, special accessories for sliding doors, trim, anchors, screws and finishing nails. As for the doors themselves, then in addition to the door leaf, you must have A guide profile and a wooden beam with a cross section of 50 millimeters.

First of all, we must carefully prepare a place for the future sliding door. It is necessary to remove the old door and always dismantle the hinges. You will also need to remove the trim from all sides. If necessary, dismantle the old door frame, seal the putty cracks and crevices.

Next need in the lower end of the door panel, use a chisel to cut out the groove, then insert the lower U-shaped guide into it and secure it properly. Inside this guide will move special rollers, inserted in the lower bar.

Now the door leaf can be set on the lower guide with rollers. It is only necessary to open the door to the grooves thatlocated in the bases of the rollers. The main thing is to keep the door upright, so it is advisable to call someone for help, as doing this procedure yourself will be quite difficult.

After this, it is necessary Determine the location for the top guide, based on the position of the door. Mark the pencil on the wall where the rails for the upper rollers will be, and attach them. The guide itself should be screwed to a wooden beam, which will then need to be securely attached to the door leaf. Do not forget to check the slope of the timber with the help of the building level, since if you attach it unevenly, the door will open spontaneously or close.

Now you can to install the door-compartment in its place. Do this by tilting the door leafthe upper part of himself. Put the upper rollers on the rails. Then slightly raise the door and slide its lower part into the guide, placing it on the rollers located below.

Next, we need fasten the limiter, otherwise the door-compartment will go beyondthe limits of their guides. Screw the handle to the door, and close the top guide with a decorative panel or platbands, which are attached using screws or finishing nails. The hats of the fastening materials must be disguised with special decorative buttons after completion of all work.

After completing all the described actions, be sure to Open and close the door several times. Thus, you check the smoothness and softness of the stroke, as well as fixing the door in the guides.

As you could see, it's quite easy to install the door-compartment. The only thing that will be necessary is availability of tools, fasteners, as well as an assistant who will keep the doorA cloth, while you will note a height of fastening of the top directing. Finally it is worth noting that when choosing a door-compartment, you need to consider that it should be 5-6 centimeters above and wider than the doorwayso that undesirable gaps do not form.