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3 track sliding closet doors jeffs9000 10-25-2006
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Posted by on October 25, 2006, 10:50 pm


I currently have a very long bedroom closet with two sets of bi-fold
doors and a center median of about the witdh of a 2x4. I would like to
knock out the center and fill the entire 100 inch space with 3 three
foot sliding doors. I would probably be OK with mirror or wood,
however I want to be able to slide all three doors to one side so 2/3's
of the closet is open. I would need a three-track system to accomadate
this and have not been able to find one. Also, standard wood closet
doors are 1 3/8 inches thick and three stacked like that might be to
thick.

Has anyone run into this and what would your suggstions be.

Thanks for and advice!!


Posted by dpb on October 26, 2006, 10:55 am



jeffs9000@comcast.net wrote:
> I currently have a very long bedroom closet with two sets of bi-fold
> doors and a center median of about the witdh of a 2x4. I would like to
> knock out the center and fill the entire 100 inch space with 3 three
> foot sliding doors. I would probably be OK with mirror or wood,
> however I want to be able to slide all three doors to one side so 2/3's
> of the closet is open. I would need a three-track system to accomadate
> this and have not been able to find one. Also, standard wood closet
> doors are 1 3/8 inches thick and three stacked like that might be to
> thick.
>
> Has anyone run into this and what would your suggstions be.

Not specifically, but a quick look at K & V found a set of hardware for
glass that are listed as adaptable for triple door usage. I would
presume at least some other manufacturers do as well. For other doors,
doubt it owing to the depth issue (see below).

As you say, using a standard door will result in a depth of greater
than a standard 4" wall so that isn't going to work well without more
modifications than the tracks alone. If it were me, I'd probably build
a set of doors by applying moulding to a plywood door blank to get the
thinner profile and modify existing tracks to fit by sawing them down
or using multiple single tracks if were really adamant about the
project. (In actuality, I suspect I'd live w/ the existing situation,
though...sounds like more trouble than I'd care to undertake for the
gain. :) ).


Posted by John Grabowski on October 29, 2006, 9:05 am


Try this site for door hardware: http://jhus.com/



> I currently have a very long bedroom closet with two sets of bi-fold
> doors and a center median of about the witdh of a 2x4. I would like to
> knock out the center and fill the entire 100 inch space with 3 three
> foot sliding doors. I would probably be OK with mirror or wood,
> however I want to be able to slide all three doors to one side so 2/3's
> of the closet is open. I would need a three-track system to accomadate
> this and have not been able to find one. Also, standard wood closet
> doors are 1 3/8 inches thick and three stacked like that might be to
> thick.
>
> Has anyone run into this and what would your suggstions be.
>
> Thanks for and advice!!
>


Posted by Bill Waller on October 29, 2006, 2:57 pm


wrote:

>Try this site for door hardware: http://jhus.com/
>
>
>
>> I currently have a very long bedroom closet with two sets of bi-fold
>> doors and a center median of about the witdh of a 2x4. I would like to
>> knock out the center and fill the entire 100 inch space with 3 three
>> foot sliding doors. I would probably be OK with mirror or wood,
>> however I want to be able to slide all three doors to one side so 2/3's
>> of the closet is open. I would need a three-track system to accomadate
>> this and have not been able to find one. Also, standard wood closet
>> doors are 1 3/8 inches thick and three stacked like that might be to
>> thick.
>>
>> Has anyone run into this and what would your suggstions be.
>>
>> Thanks for and advice!!
>>
I did a very similar project in my kitchen. I found exactly what I needed and
what you are looking for at this site.
http://www.johnsonhardware.com/1166.htm

They are not inexpensive, but the track and rollers are of excellent quality.

I reused the original bi-fold doors which were not quite wide enough for the
total opening. By disassembling the door panels at the hinges and inserting a
spacer the length of each pair of doors, I was able to have the three doors
completely cover the opening.

Posted by on October 29, 2006, 4:33 pm


This looks like the exact type of track system I am looking for. Thank
you for the link!


John Grabowski wrote:
> Try this site for door hardware: http://jhus.com/
>


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