Screw one near the top one near the bottom and one centered.
How to make a normal door into a sliding door.
Set door on small wheels at the bottom and arrange a track for them to run on.
This is an easy diy for anyone.
Available in sizes small enough to function as a passthrough window or large enough to create the perfect indoor outdoor balance you can create a door that fits your home s design.
While your friend is strugglingholding the door your job is to install the track.
Then measure horizontally across the width of the opening.
Lay out the frame pieces and ensure that they are square.
Make sure the pipe track is level.
Put a pelmet at the top of the door to guide it and prevent the door falling in or out.
Buy sliding door gear of specification strong enough to carry the weight of your door attache gear to wall above door and to top of door and finish as you like.
Measure the length of the door opening from top to bottom.
Remove door by unscrewing hinges and remove them.
Cut the purchased door frame into four pieces two pieces that match the length of the door opening and two pieces that match the width of the door opening.
Probably w s will will have the gear and an how to leaflet.
Get the sucker helper to hold the door level against the frame where the door is going to slide.
Its a relatively easy job just remove the door remove the skirting board and wood round the door frame.
Panels slide open and stack against each other.
Then attach the bottom door guides track so that the door doesn t wildly sway to and fro when being slid open and closed.
A level with a magnetic side is helpful here or you might need a third person to hold the level.
Today we are taking some standard interior doors and turning them into sliding closet doors.
Drill holes through the ends of the straps or hardwood and screw three of them centered on the joint where the doors come together.