Make Your Own Sliding Closet Doors

Step 8 push doors to one side and adjust the roller hangers to make them square with the side of the closet.

Make your own sliding closet doors.

First make a wooden frame that is the same dimension as your masonite using the diagram above to assemble your 2 2 boards with one screw joining each board. Build the frame you don t need an architect s plans to build a door you just need a drill or even less a screw driver. Like i said this closet thing was not even part of the plan for her room but as we were getting things done it needed to be added. I would make a total of 4 doors to go in my closet opening how to customize your own okay here s how i did it.

Hang the rear door first on the sliding door track followed by the front door. You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber. The reason i say 3 4 from the bottom is because i did 1 2 inch. Pick the right closet door that is functional and complements your style.

Save space and add an architectural design element with sliding pocket doors. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to. I know it s pretty awesome looking. Finding sliding closet door hardware can be tricky and expensive so today i am going to show you how we made the door and the sliding closet door hardware we chose.

Take the width of your closet door opening and divide in into 4. First you have the rolling closet doors that always cover half the closet half the time and are a bit of a nightmare to install hate em then you have the old fashioned kind of closet doors where its basically just two interior doors side by side that open out i like this idea but they re. After pricing real shoji doors at near 1000 i decided i could build something similar make it more durable and m. Then subtract 1 2 from the width of each panel and 3 4 of an inch from the bottom.

Alright so you have your laminated decorative panel. Pocket doors for closets. We took lots of photos for this easy diy because we want you all to have the joy of owning your own. This is an easy diy for anyone.

I wanted a higher end look but not a higher end price tag. I m very picky when it comes to closet doors i don t really like any of the options out there. Shopping list for easy closet doors. Alright are you ready to build the fastest prettiest closet doors.

Today we are taking some standard interior doors and turning them into sliding closet doors.