Sliding Closet Doors

Sliding Closet Doors

Building closets is a multi-million dollar industry. Homeowners spend hours combing through magazines, catalogs and websites to find the perfect closet designs for their house. But those sliding closet doors are often overlooked. Don't make the mistake of ignoring your closet doors in your home improvement project. Spending time and money on a perfect closet makes little sense if the doors are dated and impractical.

As you consider whether to update your closet doors, there are several questions you should ask yourself. The first is whether you currently have the right style of door on your closet. Depending on the size of the closet, you may find that a different type of door works best. You should also consider your door's color as well as whether you prefer wood, vinyl or a different material. Finally, there are many decorative options that you can consider depending on the door type.

Sliding closet doors are space-economizing not unlike shoji screens in Japanese homes, with one white paper panel slipping next to another within a latticed screen frame. The mechanism for how to install a sliding door panel is that it should run through rollers fixed into place by a track secured inconspicuously by the door frame. The track and roller are usually made of steel, although PVC tracks are more common while wood and aluminum tracks are also being used.

Sliding Closet Doors