Sliding doors by hand drawings. How to make a door on rollers with your own hands and install it

The swing door design is not always convenient. Firstly, the sash requires a certain area when opening. Secondly, installation of a swing system is quite difficult task. Thirdly, it can only be installed if there is a dividing partition.

Interior doors on rollers do not have the above disadvantages.

Advantages and disadvantages of the sliding system

The design of doors on rollers is quite simple. When opened, the door leaf moves along the wall along a guide. There can be two guides - upper and lower, or one - only the upper one. There are one or two doors that slide along guides on rollers, or rather roller hangers. The advantages of such a system are obvious.

Space saving - the door does not take up the area of the room, which means there is no need to leave free space in front of the door.
Installation - performed on the opening, in the opening and directly on the ceiling.
The door frame is missing. Installation and centering of the latter is the main difficulty when installing a swing structure.
Threshold - if a suspended sliding system is used, then there is no bottom guide, which means that the floor covering will not be damaged in any way.

Interior - sliding interior doors, all other things being equal, look much lighter and more elegant. And thanks to the materials used, it is not difficult to fit the design into any design style.
Silence – movement along the guides is not accompanied by any sounds. And, since opening the sash, even with a very sharp movement, is not accompanied by a blow to the wall, the service life sliding system exceeds the service life of the swing.

Flaws.

Compared to a hinged structure, a sliding one is characterized by less heat and noise insulation.
The door takes up space on the wall. This should be taken into account when placing furniture.

Interior doors in the interior

Sliding systems can be made in different forms, and this matters for the decoration of the room.

The door is installed on the opening, usually with outside premises. In this case, you should pay attention to the design of the doorway from the side of the room.

The structure is mounted on the ceiling - best option For interior partitions. For this installation method, the nature of the wall does not matter, which allows you to install the system even on drywall.
Cassette system - the kit includes a special metal case, which is erected together with the door leaf and disguised as a wall. When opened, the door goes into the false wall. The photo shows a cassette design.

The sliding system is implemented in two ways.

Hinged - the canvas moves along the lower guide, and the upper one supports the sash in a vertical position.
Hanging - the sash moves only along the upper guide, the lower one is missing. It should be noted that the sound insulation of the suspension system is lower, since the gap between the canvas and the floor is at least 10 mm.

Materials and design

Solid wood and veneer – these classic noble materials are used as widely for sliding structures as for swing ones. Only wood gives the interior of the room that aura of comfort and respectability that is so valued in classic styles. The photo shows sliding doors made of oak.

MDF - in general, performs the same role, as it is an affordable imitation of wood.
Glass inserts - for decoration interior design traditionally used glass elements. By using various processing glass - matting, painting, silk-screen printing, you can achieve very interesting effects. For example, wooden doors with a delicate pattern on the glass are perfect for Mediterranean styles.
Glass - frame or solid, perfect option for techno, hi-tech, minimalism and the like. The photo shows curved glass sashes.
Inserts made from non-traditional materials - fabric, leather, specially treated glass and even fake diamond. As a rule, steel or aluminum frames are chosen for such experiments. The result looks equally impressive in vintage and futuristic styles.

DIY sliding system installation

The first and only requirement for the installation location is smooth walls, since the doors move along them.

The lower guide is attached to the floor. Its length should be two widths of the canvas plus a 50 mm gap on one side of the opening.
Rollers are mounted on the door leaf.
The door leaf is inserted into the lower guide and markings are made for the upper guide.
The top one is mounted on a wooden beam with a cross-section of 40*40 mm, and then the beam with the profile is mounted on the wall according to the markings.
Stoppers are installed to limit the free movement of the sash.
The door leaf is inserted into the upper guide, raised and installed in the lower one on rollers. Then, using the adjusting screws on the rollers, the position of the sash is specified - it must be strictly vertical.

In the video, the installation process of the sliding system is presented in more detail.

Setting out to create unusual interior, using time-tested and well-known elements, you should pay attention to sliding interior doors. By using them in the interior, you can use the space more ergonomically by dividing it into different zones and at the same time maintaining the illusion of the integrity of the room. In addition, making sliding doors with your own hands is quite simple; you will need an understanding of the process and ability to use tools, as well as knowledge about sliding doors.

Advantages and disadvantages of sliding doors

Before using sliding interior doors in the interior, you need to know their strengths and weak sides. It will depend on what tasks you face when planning the interior whether you choose sliding doors or not.

Advantages:

save room space;
do not close when exposed to drafts, unlike swing doors on hinges;
simple and easy opening of the doors. The only thing that should be taken into account is maintaining cleanliness and timely maintenance of the roller mechanism;
can be easily automated if necessary. This is one of the main advantages sliding doors, which can be very easily implemented using modern technologies;
no thresholds. This advantage is somewhat controversial, since there are sliding door systems that have lower guides in their design, which can act as a threshold or be embedded in the floor.

Flaws:

low rates of heat and sound insulation. Systems in which a special seal is glued to the end of the door, and the doors themselves slide into a special niche, have somewhat improved sound and heat insulation characteristics;
inability to install as front door. It is worth noting that if it is a balcony, loggia or country house with a wall of sufficient length, then you can install sliding glass doors leading from the room to the street;
the price of fittings and locks for sliding doors is an order of magnitude higher than the prices for conventional doors. In addition, prices for sliding doors are also slightly higher, which imposes some restrictions on the choice according to the budget;
When using a certain type of sliding door, it will not be possible to place any furniture or large household appliances nearby.

Design and types of sliding doors

Exist various systems sliding doors, differing in appearance, but the design itself in its core and operating principle remains unchanged. The design of sliding doors is a system consisting of roller mechanism,guides And door leaf . The roller mechanism is attached to the door, and the rollers move along guides fixed above the doorway. Various types of sliding doors interior doors may include from two to four or more roller mechanisms, as well as several guides and door panels. In addition, the design of the sliding door includes decorative panels covering the mechanism itself, various special door furniture, platbands and additions.

The picture below shows different kinds sliding doors:

But among all the diversity, the following main types of sliding doors are distinguished:

sliding compartment doors;
cascading sliding doors;
accordion sliding doors;
one, two, three and four-leaf sliding doors;
radius sliding doors.

Sliding door fittings

Due to their unusual design, sliding doors require a specific type of hardware. Locks and handles for sliding doors are not the same as we are used to seeing on regular doors. Characteristic feature handles is that they are recessed into the door leaf. This is done so that the doors can move freely to the side and, if necessary, enter the niche reserved for it. The locks are also not quite ordinary. If you compare it with a conventional lock, you can see that locking mechanism designed for vertical snapping.

When purchasing a sliding door, the fittings usually come with the door leaf. But if there is a need to install handles and locks yourself, then you need to be extremely careful and choose them correctly. It is best to seek help from a specialist or search by catalog number.

Sliding door mechanism

Sliding doors get their name due to the method of opening, which is ensured by the movement of rollers along guides. The roller mechanism and guides for sliding doors must be selected based on the type of sliding door, the number of leaves and the material of the door leaf. The whole point is that different systems have different weights and create different loads on the structure as a whole. So, if you compare a single-leaf sliding door made of MDF and a double-leaf glass sliding door, the weight of the first one will be much less, and you can choose a simpler and lighter roller mechanism for it.

Also, when installing some types of sliding doors (cascade, accordion, compartment), it is necessary to take into account the number of roller mechanisms and select the correct guides. For example, for a cascade door it is necessary to install 2 roller mechanisms for each door leaf and guides with two gutters. It is especially important to pay attention to the fact that to create sliding doors and cascade doors, it is necessary to provide one groove in the guides for each door leaf.

As noted earlier, the reliability of sliding doors directly depends on the roller mechanism and guide. But sometimes, as in the case of a glass sliding door, you have to install two guides - one at the top of the doorway, the other at the bottom. This is the only way to obtain a stable and a secure door with a large mass of door leaf.

Sliding door installation options

The functionality and convenience of interior sliding doors allow you to implement various design solutions both in rooms with limited space and in rooms with large area. Such doors allow you to transform the internal space, organically fitting into the interior.

The most popular option is to install sliding doors between two residential areas. Using double-leaf doors, you can zone a room while maintaining its integrity. At behind closed doors it will be two different rooms, and when open - one, but with a large area. For example, by installing sliding doors, you can separate a small office, and when open doors- it will be common area for business negotiations.

Another option for using sliding doors is to install them between living quarters and loggia, balcony or terrace in country house. In this case, it is advisable to use sliding glass doors. A large luminous flux will flow through them, and in the warm season, by opening them, you can expand the room indefinitely.

Quite often sliding doors are used for technical rooms. So, having installed sliding doors, you can separate a utility room or pantry while saving precious space.

Some of the most difficult and expensive to install are radius doors. This largely depends on the complexity of manufacturing the door leaf and curved guides. But such doors can be seen in shower stalls or rooms with rounded shapes. It looks quite impressive.

Unfortunately, due to their shortcomings, sliding doors do not make sense to install between rooms such as the kitchen, living room, bathroom or toilet. Of course, with the development of technology, new materials and methods of their application appear. And perhaps the disadvantages of sliding doors with the use of new technologies will be leveled out or completely disappear, which will open up new horizons for their use.

How to make sliding doors

Having decided on the type of sliding door and purchased everything you need, you can begin installation. Let's look at the installation process using the example of a single-leaf sliding door. This is the simplest and most common door and the easiest to install. But it should be noted that the description will also highlight key points that are typical for other types of sliding doors.

So, to install sliding doors with your own hands, you need to do the following:

The first thing is to make markings for the guides. To do this, you can go two ways. The first is to simply measure the height of the door from the floor with a tape measure, adding 15 - 20 mm to it for the gap between the floor and the door. And to this height add the height of the assembled roller mechanism and guide. Then put 2 - 3 marks on the wall and draw a line between them. The second option is similar to the first with the difference that the door leaf is placed against the opening, and marks are placed along the upper edge, to which the height of the roller mechanism and guide is then added.

Important! Before installing the guide, you need to make sure that the marks are strictly horizontal. This can be done using a level. Otherwise, after installation, the doors will spontaneously open in one direction or another.

Now we install the guide along the previously marked line so that the guide is installed under it. Depending on the guide itself, it can be secured in different ways. Some are attached directly to the wall using dowels, while others can be mounted on special brackets or wooden beams. The guide itself should be at some distance from the wall so that when opening the doors they do not cling to the doorway or trim. It is necessary to carefully select guides and know how to install them. For sliding doors and other sliding door structures that have a height from floor to ceiling, the guides are attached to the ceiling and floor.

Important! To prevent the sliding door from flying off the first time it is opened, the length of the guide should be 2 times larger than the doorway, and another 4 - 5 cm of spare space should be added to this length. It is because of this feature that sliding doors require a lot of free space near the doorway, although they save space when opening.

Having secured the guide, insert the fastening bolt inside the roller carriage and insert the entire roller mechanism into the guide. For a regular single-leaf door, only two rollers are required, but if we install accordion doors or cascading doors, you will have to purchase rollers for each sash in advance.

We install brackets for roller carriages on top of the door leaf. They are attached with a distance of 3 - 5 mm from the edge of the door.

Important! For glass doors a different fastening method is used. The fastener itself consists of two metal legs that clamp the glass together and are tightened with screws. Moreover, due to large mass It is recommended to install door glass with two guides: one in the floor, the other above the doorway.

Now that the rollers and fasteners for them are installed, we put the door leaf in place, lift it and screw the bolts into the brackets at the top of the door. This step of the job is best done with a partner who can lift and hold the door while the bolts are tightened. After this, we check the horizontalness of the door and, if necessary, level it by tightening the bolts.

The doorway and slopes can be hidden behind platbands and extensions. But we hide the roller mechanism itself behind a decorative strip that is hung on top.

Finally, we install the door hardware.

Installing a sliding door with a special niche in the wall will be somewhat more labor-intensive. To do this you will have to create from plasterboard sheets a partition into which the door will slide. But for doors with a track, you will have to cut out a groove in the floor, which will require the use of a hammer drill. In all other respects, installing sliding doors is a very simple and easy task.

If previously only specialists knew how to make sliding doors, could get the necessary spare parts and install everything in the correct order, today these opportunities open up for simple “homemade” workers. This design can significantly save space in small apartments, and if you do all the work yourself, you can also save a lot of money.

At first it may seem that all interior doors sliding type are the same, but this is a misconception. Firstly, they differ in . It can be plastic, MDF, natural wood and even glass. Combined elements with wooden and glass inserts. Secondly, they have a different mechanism. The canvas can move only along one guide, located at the top, or along two, installed in both the upper and lower parts. The number of rollers also varies - 2 or 4. The option with two guides is considered more reliable.

Thirdly, the number of doors varies, although single-leaf structures are most often chosen for apartments. If we are talking about a private house, with spacious rooms and wide doorways, then you can install double-leaf interior doors.

Double-leaf interior doors

You can also find divisions into compartments, radius designs and “accordion”. The first type is most common among apartment residents. The simple design and easy installation allows you to do all the installation work yourself without the help of professionals. In this case, the doors move linearly along special rails. If there is only one guide located on top, then such a mechanism is called suspended, and structures with two parts that ensure the movement of the blade are of the rail type.

Interior radius doors are distinguished by curved shapes. Prominent representatives of this type are shower doors. Despite the amazing appearance, such elements are appropriate only in spacious houses. But the well-known “accordion” will fit perfectly into small rooms. It consists of several panels that fold according to the principle of the tool of the same name. The last plank is rigidly attached directly to the jamb, and all other panels move using a guide and a roller mechanism. To prevent spontaneous opening of such a door, the design provides a special stopper.

Unlike doors that open and close using hinges, these doors move on rollers along guides. The quality and size of the mechanism depends on the material from which the door leaf is made. For example, if we are talking about glass structures, then the rollers should be more durable and reliable. And for more lightweight material, such as MDF, a simple mechanism will do. Sometimes it is even enough to install the top guide.

Sliding door rollers

The fittings are also somewhat different from the standard ones. Take, for example, the same pens. If we talk about swing doors, this fitting protrudes significantly so that it is convenient for us to grab it and turn it. But having installed such an element on a sliding leaf, you simply will not be able to control it, since the protruding part will interfere with the movement of the sash along the guides. Standard horizontal locks are also not suitable; they should be replaced with vertical ones. The fittings usually come with the selected type of door. But if you decide to make such doors yourself, then you should choose the right additional parts.

We often come across this type of door when going to a supermarket, shopping center, sliding wardrobes are also equipped with such a mechanism, but is it relevant to install them as elements separating rooms in a residential building? Let's look at the pros and cons of this design.

Sliding door type

It is worth noting that doors on rollers look very stylish. A huge variety of designs will allow this item to become the highlight of the room or the entire home. They will look great in spacious houses, and in a small apartment they will be a wonderful solution to save square footage. Another advantage is the durability of the structure. They do not react at all to drafts, unlike swinging specimens. Opens and closes freely and easily. Plus, it becomes possible to automate this process.

For the sake of fairness, we need to talk about the disadvantages of these sliding elements. First of all, the high cost. You will also not be able to hide from extraneous sounds behind such a door, since the sound insulation is at a low level. On the one hand, this design will significantly save space, on the other hand, you will not be able to place furniture in the area of the guides.

At this point we will focus Special attention the practical part, because making sliding doors with your own hands the first time is not so easy.

DIY sliding doors

How to make sliding doors with your own hands - step by step diagram

Step 1: Preparing the Material

It is very important not only to decide on the type, but also to choose the right element in size. The door leaf should be several centimeters wider and higher than the opening being closed. But the length of the guides is twice the size of the door, and there is still a 5 cm margin. By purchasing finished design, you also receive a set of fasteners along with it, but sometimes the fittings may not be included in the price of the system and must be purchased separately. If you want to assemble the system yourself, for this you need to prepare all the components, namely: a wooden beam with a section of 4x4 cm, a door leaf, platbands, a stand, a fastening mechanism and a lock with handles.

Step 2: Assembling the door leaf

We take a wooden beam and make a frame of the given dimensions. In this case, all sides of the element are connected using a tongue-and-groove system. For more reliable fixation, the joints should be treated special glue. Inside the structure we place glass, wood or a sheet made of MDF or plastic. But it is best to give preference lightweight materials. This will simplify the door control process. In addition, it should be taken into account color scheme, because such an element should decorate the room. You can also combine various options, combining wood and glass, mirrors and laminate. In principle, you can even use swing door leaves, as long as they are the right size.

Step 3: Preparatory work

When installing interior doors of this type, it is very important to fix the guides correctly, otherwise the mechanism will not function as it should. We take a level and check how level the floor is, and if there is a slight slope, you need to attach the top bar taking it into account. You can hide the canvas in a wall niche; for this purpose they make a special “pocket” of plasterboard. All guides are installed in it, and the door slides inward. Of course, to bring this option to life, you will have to work hard, but the aesthetic side will benefit significantly.

Step 4: Marking

Now you need a tape measure. We measure the height of the door and add 20 mm to the resulting value; this gap will be quite enough. Next, you need to decide on the height of the roller mechanism, as well as the guides, add up all the values. After this, we make the corresponding marks on the wall. You can apply markings in another way. We attach the door leaf to the wall and mark with a pencil the places of contact between the left and right top corner. Then we measure the height of the guide and the roller mechanism and step back upward by the obtained value from our marks.

Step 5: Mounting the Rails

Interior doors of this type move along special rails. We fix the top element first, and then the bottom one. Sometimes the top rail alone is enough. Fastening methods largely depend on their design features. Some are fixed with dowels directly to the wall. Others are attached to a specially installed beam or using brackets.

It is necessary to maintain a small gap between the rails and the wall, otherwise the canvas will cling to the platbands while moving.

Step 6: Install the Roller Mechanism

Now it’s the turn of the videos themselves. We install them on the most massive part of the door. It should be noted that in most cases there is no need to cut them into the body of the canvas. But if you want to minimize the gap between the floor and the moving sash, then you will have to do this operation. Cut seats for rollers you can use a simple chisel, and you don’t have to worry about ruining the appearance of the product, because the end of the door is not visible. The rollers should be installed at a distance of 100 mm from each edge.

Step 7: Final Stage

Now all that remains is to simply collect all the elements. We install the door leaf on the side, on which the roller mechanism is installed, and install the travel limiter. But it’s better not to do this operation yourself; call an assistant, since the door needs to be held, especially if it is too heavy or made of fragile glass. Now you need to decorate the opening and slopes. Special platbands and extensions will help us in this matter. And the fittings are installed last. As you can see, install interior sliding doors doing it yourself is a completely feasible task, you just need to be patient.

To ensure that the interior door does not swing, but slides to the side, they are used various mechanisms with guides for sliding doors. Let's understand how these systems work.

Before planning which mechanism you will use when installing sliding sashes, you need to decide on the type of structure itself. They can have one flap that slides to the side or several. They may be moving in the general direction, or at least one leaf will move in the opposite direction. Particularly interesting are designs of 4 or more parts, and they can move apart not only along their plane, but also fold like an accordion, which creates completely new ideas for using space.

So, the simplest type is exactly what was described in the first example, that is, one-, two-, three- or even four-leaf doors. The first option, when opening, moves freely along the guides, usually to the right, but the 2 doors diverge to the sides, like in an elevator or in a subway car. If the door has 3 parts, the 2 outermost ones are on the same level and move apart in opposite directions, and the 3rd one covers one of the leaves, moving in the same direction as it. And finally, the 4 parts are divided into 2 pairs, each of which moves opposite to the other, and one panel overlaps the second when opened. Another type is the same two-, three- and four-leaf doors, but of the cascade type. Their main difference is that all the doors move only in one direction.

One- and double doors They can be moved either along the wall, covering part of it in the open position, or buried in it, going into special grooves.

Sliding interior doors

The next option is compartment doors, when two doors, converging when closing the opening, do not close, but, moving along two parallel guides, slightly overlap their edges. In this case, if the opening is sufficiently wide, 1 part can be stationary, and the second can move freely along the guides. In essence, the previously discussed three-leaf version can be made as a coupe if the middle, third part, closing the opening, slightly overlaps the edge of the panel moving towards it along parallel runners.

Next comes the radius sliding door. To make such a structure, you need to have a rounded wall instead of one of the corners and an opening in this area. Otherwise, except for bending along a certain radius, the doors are not much different from ordinary sliding doors. In the open position they will block small areas the walls are on the sides of the opening, and when closed, they close together, like in an elevator. Accordingly, the single-leaf version simply slides to the side along the guides. In some cases, radius doors can be buried in special grooves if the wall is thick enough or the niche is made of plasterboard.

And finally, the last type is accordion sliding doors. Doors of this type are equipped with rollers sliding along the top edge on special turning platforms. The panels themselves are connected to each other by ordinary or piano hinges, several pieces each, depending on whether such structures are made in the form of one or two “curtains”. It is noteworthy that the width of the sashes can be different, for example: narrower at the edges, and wider closer to the middle of the opening. The number of panels in each group is practically unlimited, except for the distance between the side ends of the interior opening.

Having chosen the one you like with the doors sliding to the sides, you need to carefully consider all the mechanisms available today that are included in the sets of sliding systems (SRS).

There are relatively few of them, and the simplest type is suspended. In fact, this is only one guide along which the rollers move, but it is very powerful and can withstand heavy loads. A groove is made at the bottom of the door leaf into which a ridge stop placed on the threshold fits so that the door does not swing when moving. However, if the groove does not allow it to move from side to side, then it can quite warp slightly in its plane, due to the relatively free position of the rollers inside the guide.

Hanging view of a sliding door structure

Unlike not very reliable (albeit inexpensive) suspension systems, which quickly become unusable during active use, KRS with two guides are much more durable. This option provides for each sash of the structure a lower groove in which an additional roller moves, which also serves as a stop. As a rule, such mechanisms are installed on compartment doors and accordions.

It should be taken into account that the presence of bearings in the rollers increases their service life and increases the smooth movement of the panel. The number of wheels is also of considerable importance; for panels with a large weight, 4 rollers are required in each carriage.

So we've covered everything possible options, which you can install in your home with your own hands. However, now you need to correctly combine sliding systems for interior doors and the type of preferred design.

As already mentioned, compartment and accordion doors require lower guides. In this case, the first option requires a separate gutter for each panel and a separate suspension system accordingly, while in an accordion the mechanism moves exclusively in one plane. Conventional sliding doors work on the same principle, and you can make them hanging for savings and ease of assembly with your own hands.

Bottom accordion guides

Radius ones are much more interesting. sliding structures. Of course, their mechanism is no different, but all the carriages are rotated in relation to each other in an arched guide. Such a design must have a support roller and, preferably, more than one, so that the sash does not jam during sudden movement.

Glass doors also have some special features if they do not have wood, metal or plastic frame. When mounting rollers directly to thin glass, special overhead slats with rollers in the upper part are used; they are screwed along the entire length through small holes. At the bottom, instead of a roller or stop, a narrow guide groove is sometimes installed.

How to properly install a sliding system with your own hands

How to install a sliding door system with your own hands - step-by-step diagram

Step 1: Marking

First of all, you need to take into account that even for the simplest suspension mechanism the previous door frame does not fit, and therefore the jambs will need to be dismantled. Only when you have an empty opening left can you make markings under new design. Stock up for the future decorative panels for masking the top guide and platbands for finishing the ends of the opening.

Now we measure the height of the sash and add 15 millimeters to the result obtained for the lower gap. We measure the required distance along the wall from the floor and make marks along which we draw a line, after which we place the door next to it, wedging it from below with wedges, and check the correctness of the calculation.

Step 2: Install the Guide

We measure the width already assembled mechanism(you need to check it in action to make sure there is no defect). Then we add the width of the guides and mark the locations of the fasteners, focusing along the line of the top edge door panel. We disassemble the mechanism for further assembly already on the sash. If there is only one top rail, you can fix it with your own hands on a pre-attached one to the wall. wooden beam. If there should be 2 or more hanging profiles for rollers, then special brackets are installed, screwed to the wall with several long screws.

Hanging the door

And finally, the most crucial moment - in the lower part of the door you need to either make a groove with your own hands, if a stop knife (comb) or a leash will pass there, or secure a plate with a lower roller. The latter needs a special gutter, which is mounted on the line of movement of the door and acts as a threshold; to install it, use a plumb line or laser level so that the sash does not become distorted. Now all that remains is to hang the door on the mechanism, securing the previously installed hinges using a special adjusting screw, which allows you to more accurately set the height of the door relative to the floor.

When assembling such a system with your own hands, special attention should be paid at the very beginning to aligning it with the level of the guide so that there is no tilt towards the opening of the sash. Otherwise, we can confidently predict that the door will open on its own, and the load lock will quickly fail. As a last resort, you can make a slight tilt towards closing, then the sash will always strive to close, but the small tilt angle (no more than 2 degrees) will not allow it to do this quickly. If you make synchronously sliding doors with your own hands, do not forget to adjust the cable to final assembly systems.

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IN Lately The trend of installing sliding doors at home is becoming increasingly popular. Prefer them ordinary doors for a reason. In fact, sliding structures have a number of advantages, some of them: they open conveniently without squeaking or other noise, are non-traumatic, simple and inexpensive.

Sometimes the main advantages include the fact that they allow you to save precious space in the room - well, one cannot but agree with this. Next we will talk about how to install sliding doors with your own hands, the material will be arranged as step-by-step instruction to installation.

One thing to note important point. If you have irrevocably decided to install sliding doors yourself (videos and photos of an auxiliary nature can be found directly on this page), then remember that such work is best entrusted to professional staff, since only a masterful approach can provide highest level installation, and therefore guarantee long and trouble-free operation of door components. The conversation about how to make a sliding door with your own hands is very complicated, so it is highly recommended to buy a ready-made kit.

Step-by-step instructions for installing sliding doors

You need to imagine the moment that door block delivered to the apartment where it will be installed in the future, disassembled. He gathers on the spot. The door leaf, frame and trim are packaged to avoid damage during transportation.

Let's consider the installation method when the door leaf has freedom of movement along doorway. Here it is necessary to note the main possible options for finishing the doorway: these are tiles, a decorative false frame and, most simply, regular wallpaper. We will not dwell on finishing with tiles or wallpaper, but will pay special attention to how to install a sliding door with your own hands using a false frame.

The false box is installed in a pre-prepared doorway and is fixed with special wedges. To properly monitor the current installation, it is necessary to use a level and plumb line.

An important point: rollers, which are the main components of the sliding system, are attached to the upper end of the door leaf. A screwdriver is used for this. The holes are marked with a pencil.

There are special fastenings for the rollers, which, like the first ones, come complete with the entire structure. Most often installed mortise handle- this way it will be more convenient to open the door.

The most important point is when the rollers with the web are mounted in the guide. The blade is adjusted by level using the same pegs.

We must not forget that a special groove must be cut in the lower end of the door leaf for the flag roller, which, in turn, is designed to protect the door from lateral vibrations.

This roller is attached, of course, directly to the floor. To fill any gaps, it is used polyurethane foam, which serves as a good fixative.

We can conclude that assembling sliding doors with your own hands is a difficult undertaking that requires certain skills and availability necessary tools. It is recommended to entrust the assembly to professional workers.