It is not easy to install compartment doors with your own hands - such a task can easily be classified as of increased complexity. However, “difficult” does not at all mean “impossible” if you have a good understanding of the design, the operation of its mechanisms, and if you carry out the installation slowly, carefully measuring the necessary parameters and carrying out all the required operations sequentially.

It is clear that you need to have all the necessary tools at hand and have good stable skills in working with them. If all these conditions do not seem prohibitive, then you can take on the independent production and installation of a sliding door.

When choosing this or that design of such a door, the homeowner simply must first know about its advantages and disadvantages.

Pros and cons of sliding door structures

Sliding doors in an apartment or house, especially in rooms with small areas, have many advantages:

• This saves space and allows you to use it for another purpose.
• This design visually increases the size of the wall.
• The absence of thresholds can also be considered an advantage - this can be very important if there are small children, elderly people or people with disabilities in the house - suffering from dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system.
• It becomes possible to divide one room into two zones - this is important for a one-room apartment, when the room serves several purposes at once.
• When assembled correctly, such doors are very simple and easy to use.
• Sliding doors can add individuality to the meager layout of a typical apartment and influence the aesthetic transformation of the interior.

This design also has its disadvantages, which are also important to know:

• Since when closing the sliding doors there will be gaps between the door leaf and the frame in the doorway, the room will not be completely soundproofed.
• If the door is installed in the kitchen, it will not be able to fully retain odors in this room.
• The installation of such a door must be carefully adjusted, otherwise misalignment may occur. The sash may jam and it will not open or close;
• If you choose a door consisting of two leaves, then its installation will be much more difficult, since the halves must be perfectly matched to each other;
• Even the simplest sliding sliding door has a fairly high cost.

Types of sliding doors

As everyone knows, sliding doors differ from traditional ones in that their leaves do not swing open on hinges, but run along the wall along special guides. Such structures are divided into three subtypes - suspended, suspended cassette and doors with top and bottom guides. Let's take a closer look at them to figure out where and when which door will be optimal:

Hanging sliding doors

Hanging doors are the most popular option as they are the easiest to assemble and do not require dismantling part of the wall.

Such doors are suspended on a special structure, which is fixed to the ceiling or walls. The door leaf runs along a guide rail. Fastening and guide elements can be open or they can be decorated with a camouflage box.

The door leaf in this design is suspended at a distance of several centimeters from the wall and from the floor. Therefore, on the side on which the canvas is located, it will be impossible to place any piece of furniture close to the wall.

To ensure that the box masking the suspension structure does not spoil the interior of the room, you need to immediately think about its design and location. With such a casing you can cover only the rail on which the door leaf will run, or you can secure it from wall to wall. The second option will be especially preferable if the structure will be installed under the ceiling. Another option would be to install a box around the entire perimeter of the room. In this case, it can also serve as a disguise for a window cornice with curtains. Naturally, such fastening will be appropriate only when the height of the window and door openings is at the same level.

The second version of the hanging door is almost no different from the first in design. The only difference is that the guide rail is not attached to the wall or ceiling, but directly to the doorway.

Hanging cassette sliding doors

This type differs from hanging doors in that the system with guides is hidden in the thickness of the wall. Accordingly, the door leaf will go into the wall, into a kind of cassette arranged according to the size of the door.

Installation of this structure can be done in various ways:

• When building a house - directly during construction.
• When constructing a lightweight partition made of metal profiles and plasterboard.
• By hollowing out a niche of the required size and depth in the wall, and after installing the door designs - closures its plasterboard sheets.
• Installing an ordinary hanging door, and then covering both it and the entire wall with a plasterboard “screen”. In this case, you will have to sacrifice the area of ​​the room, since the built wall and the gap left for the door will steal about 150 mm from the total area.

The doors of such a door are “hidden” in the thickness of the wall

A similar type of sliding design with the right type will cost much more than conventional hanging doors, since the installation is almost the same as building a new wall.

However, we must pay tribute to the fact that the aesthetics and comfort of this type of door are “several times” higher than all other designs. If installation is carried out correctly, its service life is practically unlimited.

These doors are the most comfortable of all.

You can place any piece of furniture close to the wall in which the door is hidden, since it will absolutely not interfere with the movement of the door. The design of the door and its frame can be made in different styles and from different materials, so there is always the opportunity to choose an option that suits the overall interior.

Doors with top and bottom track

In this version, the compartment door leaf is not suspended, but runs on a rail mounted in the floor.

This design is more difficult to install, since the upper and lower mounts will have to be perfectly adjusted. But it is much more reliable and stable than systems suspended only from above. The door leaf moves along the rails using rollers, which in this case are fixed both above and below.

The disadvantages of doors that have a lower guide rail include the fact that the profile will have to be mounted in the floor, creating a special long and narrow groove for it. In addition, there is another “Achilles heel” - dust, dirt, and small debris can collect in the recess of the guide profile - they can slow down and inhibit the free movement of the door leaf. Therefore, when installing such a structure, it will be necessary to carefully monitor the ideal cleanliness of the runners.

Despite on The reliability of this option, it is still more often used not for sliding doors, but in cabinets of the same name.

Whatever sliding door system is chosen, it can have one door leaf, two or even more. The choice based on this criterion will depend on the width of the opening into which the door will be installed, and on the wishes of the home owner.

Prices for compartment doors

Coupe doors

Materials and tools for installing sliding doors

Tools

To manufacture and install such a door structure, you will need tools that will help you carry out the work quickly and accurately. So, you should have the following at hand:

• An electric jigsaw and a circular saw are necessary for sawing bars and metal guides.
• A set of hand carpentry tools - hammer (mallet), screwdrivers, chisels, plane, etc.
• A screwdriver will be needed to carefully screw in self-tapping screws and other fasteners. when attaching accessories.
• Electric drill with a set of light RL for working with wood and for making holes for fitting screws in profiles.
• Plumb and building level, tape measure, pencil, square.
• To bring finished wood structures to perfect evenness, an orbital or eccentric sander can be useful.

Materials and spare parts

To assemble the door you need:

• One or two door panels. When purchasing them, you need to find out their weight, since you will also need to select hardware fastenings based on this parameter. The door leaf is selected depending on the chosen design. Typical door leaf dimensions in relation to the opening will be given in the table below:

— if a hinged structure is chosen, then the leaf should be higher than the door opening;

— if a cassette sliding door is installed, then the door leaf should be below the opening;

— when installing a door on two rails, the door leaf should be larger than the opening in the open version and equally smaller if it is made in the cassette version, i.e. go into the wall.

• One metal rail (guide) if the door is suspended and two - lower and upper, if the rollers on the door leaf are fixed on both sides. The rails must have a length equal to twice the width of the canvas. If there are two canvases, then the guide should be four times larger than their width.
• A beam measuring 50 × 50 mm and a length equal to the prepared rail.
• Rollers and fasteners for them, selected for the thickness and weight of the door.

• Two platbands, one of which will be installed on the side, and the second will cover the upper hinged structure, or a camouflage box will be installed instead. The platbands can be mounted on the sides in such a way that the canvas will fit into one of them when opening and closing.
• One or two closers that will bring the door to the desired location on the rail.
• Door handle - one or two.
• Anchors for installing timber on the wall.
• Decorative nails can be used to attach the trim.

Name	Miniature
Self-tapping screw with press washer for hanging plate 4 × 40
Self-tapping screw for fixing floor guide profile 4 × 15
Self-tapping screw for fastening profile 4 × 60
Self-tapping screw for fastening the lower guide profile 3 × 30
Door handle
Rubber compressor
Open-end wrench No. 13 and hex key No. 5
Anchors
Floor guide profile
Roller suspension

Since hanging doors are the most popular for installation, the dimensions are given specifically for this design, although they may be suitable for a system with two rails.

Correspondence table for openings and leafs of a hanging sliding door with one leaf:

					Length of embedded beam in mm
	No frame	With frame
600×2000	540×1975	565×1975	704×2042	2047	1300
700×2000	640×1975	665×1975	804×2042	2047	1500
800×2000	740×1975	765×1975	904×2042	2047	1700
900×2000	840×1975	865×1975	1004×2042	2047	1900
600×2100	540×2075	565×2075	704×2142	2147	1300
700×2100	640×2075	665×2075	804×2142	2147	1500
800×2100	740×2075	765×2075	904×2142	2147	1700
900×2100	840×2075	865×2075	1004×2142	2147	1900
600×2200	540×2175	565×2175	704×2242	2247	1300
700×2200	640×2175	665×2175	804×2242	2247	1500
800×2200	740×2175	765×2175	904×2242	2247	1700
900×2200	840×2175	865×2175	1004×2242	2247	1900

Size chart for sliding door with two leaves:

Sliding door size (width, height in mm)	Doorway size (width, height in mm)		External dimensions of the door block with trim (width, height in mm)	Height of fastening of the embedded beam from the finished floor in mm	Length of embedded beam in mm
	No frame	With frame
600+600×2000	1143×1975	1165×1975	1304×2042	2047	2500
700+700×2000	1343×1975	1365×1975	1504×2042	2047	2900
800+800×2000	1543×1975	1565×1975	1704×2042	2047	3300
900+900×2000	1743×1975	1765×1975	1904×2042	2047	3700
600+600×2100	1143×2075	1165×2075	1304×2142	2147	2500
700+700×2100	1343×2075	1365×2075	1504×2142	2147	2900
800+800×2100	1543×2075	1565×2075	1704×2142	2147	3300
900+900×2100	1743×2075	1765×2075	1904×2142	2147	3700
600+600×2200	1143×2175	1165×2175	1304×2242	2247	2500
700+700×2200	1343×2175	1365×2175	1504×2242	2247	2900
800+800×2200	1543×2175	1565×2175	1704×2242	2247	3300
900+900×2200	1743×2175	1765×2175	1904×2242	2247	3700

It is best to purchase the canvas ready-made. But if desired, you can make it yourself, for example, from laminated chipboard. However, a professionally made canvas with smooth, perfectly finished edges will look more aesthetically pleasing.

Prices for fittings for sliding doors

Sliding door fittings

Manufacturing of door leaf

If you decide, you will need one or two chipboard panels of the required size. As an example, we can take the following dimensions: a door opening edged with a frame of 765 × 1975 mm will require door dimensions of 800 × 2000 mm.

To lighten the weight of the door, it is recommended to cut out a rectangle or one or two squares in it, and later install glass or thinner plywood in it - according to the type panels.

• First, the canvas must be marked - at least 150 mm must be retreated from its edges.
• Next, the middle of the canvas is cut out using an electric jigsaw. To do this, a through hole is drilled in one of the corners of the marked figure into which a jigsaw file is inserted. Carefully, along the perimeter, the middle of the panel is cut out.
• It is not difficult to cut out the heavy part of the door; it is more difficult to give it a presentable appearance. To do this, you need to decorate the ends of the chipboard both around the perimeter of the door and inside the resulting frame with a special self-adhesive tape, which is fixed by heating it with an iron. When installing glass or decorated plywood, they are secured with beads well selected in size and color.
• Another option would be a door made of well-processed timber, fastened together with lintels made from a narrower timber, or from durable slats, between which glass or plywood is installed.

If it seems that it is easier to make a door from a block, then this is incorrect, since this requires not only high-quality, well-processed material, but also impeccable assembly. If at least one of these conditions is not met, the door frame may become deformed.

In addition, you need to have good carpentry equipment that will allow you to make precise cuts and ideally process the surface of the cut grooves, tenons, corners and other connecting nodes.

Installation of a suspended structure

The design of the sliding door suspension consists of the following elements:

1 – corner guide holders;

3 – carriage;

4 – threaded hanger;

5 – nut and locknut;

6 – door leaf;

7 – door leaf grippers;

8 – stopper.

After manufacturing or purchasing a door leaf, you need to attach to it all the elements of the system that must be installed on it. It must be remembered that glass, if it is intended for installation, is inserted last.

• To insert handles on the door leaf, holes are marked and cut out on both sides of the panel.

To accurately determine the location of the handles, 30 ÷ 50 mm are retreated from the edge of the door, and a vertical line is drawn using a corner.

A pen is applied to the resulting rectangle and outlined with a simple pencil. This way you can get the correct, even placement of the handle and round the edges of the rectangle to the desired radius.

The next step is drilling out the rounded edges. To do this, it will be necessary to take a round core drill of the required diameter, with which two holes are drilled on the sides of the marked shape.

The remaining wood between them can be removed using a chisel and hammer. This work must be done very carefully.

Having made two such holes, handles are glued into the door leaf on both sides.

• A hanging plate with a roller structure is fixed to the end part of the canvas. It should be noted that in different versions hanging plates may vary significantly. In some, as in this photo, the rollers are screwed to hanging plate. And in others they can be inserted from the side into a special groove. The hanging plate itself is screwed with self-tapping screws with press washers at a certain distance from the edge. Usually, the suspension system is accompanied by detailed installation instructions for a specific structure with specified parameters specifically for it.
• Next, the rollers are attached to the bottom of the door. This element of the system can also have a different design, so it is best to purchase guides and rollers as a set.

• After the necessary elements are installed on the door, you can proceed to installing the guide rails on which the rollers will run. The guides are attached to the floor and wall or just the wall, depending on the chosen system.

• In order for the lower part of the structure to be installed level and stable, a reliable support must be secured under it, which is most often buried in the surface of the finished floor, but sometimes also secured on top of the floor covering. In the latter case, a low threshold is formed. A perfectly flat board with the width of the bottom guide is used as a support. Holes for fastenings in the support board and in the floor is drilled through. The upper part is milled “under hide it"- this is necessary so that the head of the screw is completely recessed into the board. In the same way, it is necessary to prepare holes in the guide.

• A bottom rail is fixed on top of the support board, along which a roller installed at the lower end of the sliding door will run. The rail may have one or two tracks, depending on the door design.
• To prevent the door from jumping out of the rail, it is recommended to install a stopper in it.

The stopper is quite easy to install, the main thing is that it is selected to the desired width. It is pushed into the track of the rail. Spring-loaded, curved top plates rest against the top of the rail track.

A gap is formed between the upper plates of the stopper, and when the roller goes inside the track, it runs over one of the curved parts of the stopper, and then falls into the space formed between them. The second curved part of the stopper does not allow the roller to move further and go beyond the rail. Thus, the door leaf is fixed in one place.

Opening the compartment door is easy - just apply a little force in the opening direction, and the roller will pop out of the stopper gap, and the door will move freely along the guide.

• Next comes the installation of the top rail; it is usually secured to a beam previously screwed to the wall using anchors. To ensure that the upper guide is strictly located above the lower one, a plumb line is used for accurate measurements, and a building level is used for horizontal measurements.

The next step is to screw the top rail onto the beam with self-tapping screws, into which the door with the hanging system will be installed. It is also recommended to install a motion limiter in the top rail. It should be secured exactly above the lower stopper, above the part that secures the roller when it falls into the gap.

• In addition, the door kit often includes, which does not allow the door to remain open.
• For a quieter movement of the rollers in the metal structure of the rails, a rubber seal is fixed in them. It can be installed in either the top or bottom rail.
• After fixing the guide rails, the door is hung in a suspended structure. First, the upper rollers are inserted into the upper guide through the side hole, and then the door leaf needs to be raised slightly and the support rollers installed in the track of the lower rail.
• If there are two sashes, then first one of them is installed, and then the second, and then the movement limiter is screwed on.
• The last step is the installation of a camouflage box or platbands. These elements are screwed or nailed with decorative nails to the bar on which the suspended structure is attached.

In conclusion, I would like to remind you that the variety of designs of compartment doors is quite large. When purchasing, you should not select each element separately - it is best to purchase everything you need in a complete set and with the appropriate instructions. The kits are selected according to the thickness and width of the doors and doorway, so you first need to make or buy a canvas, and then select a hanging system with the required parameters.

Currently, the range of different door leaves is very wide, and you can choose the optimal one both in price and design. Therefore, it would still be better to buy a ready-made sash and select the appropriate kit for its installation. All that remains is to assemble and secure the entire sliding door structure in place.

Video: installing an interior sliding door

How to assemble and install a sliding door with your own hands, what are the features and advantages of sliding systems - detailed instructions on assembly and installation.

Installing a sliding door with your own hands: step-by-step summary

If you decide to change the standard opening design to a sliding system, you need to know everything about how to install a sliding door with your own hands. First, familiarize yourself with the features of such a mechanism in order to better understand the principle of implementation of subsequent work.

Sliding doors are a good solution for saving space

Features and advantages of sliding systems

To know how to correctly install an interior sliding door with your own hands, you need to understand how such a system works. The main structure consists of a guide rail and rollers that are attached to the end of the blade. Travel limiters are installed along the edges. In this way, the canvas is suspended above the floor, which provides it with free movement. In cheaper and older models, an additional roller for the bottom end and floor guide rails are used. But why are sliding systems so popular?

The design and main elements of the door - coupe

Advantages of interior compartment systems:

• normal installation - because it’s painfully easy to install the door yourself;
• saving space - the so-called dead zone required for plowing is removed;
• Comparably affordable price;
• wide range of models;
• ease of construction;
• decorativeness and modernity.

But, it should be taken into account that such doors cannot provide sound insulation at an impeccable level.

Preparation for work

Before installing sliding compartment doors with your own hands, you need to prepare all the materials and necessary tools. To complete the work you will need:

• door leaf;
• platbands;
• wood beams with a cross section of 50 mm;
• guide;
• false panel;
• stoppers and other fittings.

Pay attention: there must be sufficient clearance between the trim and the canvas so that they do not rub against each other.

Correct operation doors- the compartment depends on the accuracy of the doorway measurements taken at the beginning

To quickly and efficiently assemble a door with your own hands, you will need the following tools:

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But for the canvas to become completely insufficient to simply put it on rollers. To do this, you need to calculate its dimensions and height from the floor. How to calculate the required size of a compartment door? To do this, measure the clearance and add approximately 5 cm to the acquired figures. The door should be wider on both sides and higher in height by this amount in order to close it completely. To calculate the length of the guide, you need to multiply the width of the door by two.

After all preliminary work has been completed, installation can begin.

Installation of guides

Do-it-yourself installation of interior compartment doors begins with the design of the opening itself. The slopes can be leveled and plastered, painted or covered with wallpaper. But it’s best to put a decorative box. It is often made from MDF. First, you need to assemble it in a horizontal position. If the planks are very long, carefully cut them with a jigsaw. Then insert the frame into the doorway and level it, securing it with wood pegs and spacers. After the initial installation of the panels has been carried out, you can take up the guides.

Do-it-yourself installation of interior compartment door guides, step-by-step summary:

1. Cut the timber to the required length. Its length must match the size of the guide.
2. Using screws, screw the iron guide to the beam from the bottom end.
3. Set the level and secure the structure at the desired height above the gap. The middle of the strip should be placed on the edge of the opening on the side where the door will open.

Hanging the canvas

Before you completely assemble the compartment door leaf with your own hands, make sure that it matches the height and width of the opening. At this step, the rollers are installed and the canvas is hung on the guides.

The door leaf is driven by a sliding mechanism

How to assemble compartment doors with your own hands, step-by-step summary:

1. On top of the blade at the end, drill one hole on each side for the upcoming installation of rollers. To do this, use the pen attachment.
2. Screw the two iron base plates with screws.
3. Insert the rollers into the hole in the plates and the canvas, placing them under the guide rails. Screw the rollers to the desired height.
4. Align the canvas vertically and, lifting it slightly, place it under the guide. The wheels must be parallel in order to ride freely on the rail.

If all levels are set, you can fill the connections between the box and the wall with foam. Do-it-yourself door assembly does not end here, because it is necessary to install auxiliary fittings.

Stoppers and seals

First, you need to install stoppers for compartment doors yourself. To do this, move the blade to the open position and set the limit at a suitable level. A motion limiter is inserted along both edges of the guide rail and screwed into the support. Decorative caps are placed along the edges.

Seals must be installed on the sliding door

From below you need to assemble one more part - the flag roller. Doing this with your own hands is painfully easy. It is enough to screw it to the floor in such a way that it fits into the groove in the lower end of the canvas. The roller protects it from lateral vibrations during movement.

Next step - installation pens. For compartment doors, only mortise models are used. You need to make a recess in the canvas to fit the size of the handle, screw the base and insert a decorative trim.

The last touch is gluing the seals, if required. Do-it-yourself installation of compartment doors is complete. Now you understand how to quickly and without mistakes install an interior sliding door with your own hands.

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At the beginning of their appearance, sliding doors gained popularity due to significant space savings and were often installed in apartments with a small square footage. However, very soon their advantages were appreciated by the owners of large apartments and houses. Indeed, in addition to the original appearance and noiselessness, the design is highly durable, and the installation of compartment doors is quite simple and does not require special costs and can be easily done independently with standard tools.

Operating principle of the design

When installing compartment doors with your own hands, you should know that their design can be of several types; they differ from each other not only in appearance, but also in the installation method and, as a consequence, in the opening principle. Common elements for all types of structures are wheels on the end part and a rail for moving the blade. There are travel stops on both sides. The system itself turns out to be hanging, due to which a smooth ride and the absence of thresholds are achieved.

Types of sliding systems

The choice of sliding doors depends on the original dimensions of the opening, as well as the functional purpose. Thus, to divide a room into separate zones, it is advantageous to use a design of 2 or more panels with movable mechanisms or equipped with doors on the sides.

To isolate two rooms, it will be effective to use a structure containing no more than 2 panels moving along a rail along the wall. It is also possible to install a door that fits into the gap between the regular wall and the false wall when opened. The actual installation of coupe system doors with your own hands is shown in detail in the video in our article.

The installation of a compartment door differs only in the type of guide rail used. The number of roller mechanisms directly depends on the weight of the structure. If the weight of the web does not exceed 30 kg, installing 2 wheeled carriages is sufficient. If the doors are heavy, when installing a compartment door, it is necessary to proportionally increase the number of roller mechanisms for reliable fastening and proper load distribution.

Canvas material

When making compartment doors, it is possible to use either a single piece of one material or a combination of various elements. The canvas can be made from the following materials or combinations thereof:

• Strained glass;
• Laminated chipboard;
• Tree;
• Fiberglass.

The final weight of the structure will depend on the choice of the composition of the door leaf and its decorative design. When installing a compartment door, the width and height of the product used should exceed the opening measurements by 6 -7 cm.

What is needed for installation

To install a compartment door with your own hands, it is important to make sure that the contour of the doorway and walls are even. Quite often, a wooden block is additionally used to install a door into a plasterboard partition. In the case of zonal division of space, the guide rail can be attached directly to the ceiling.

When installing sliding compartment doors, as you can see in the video in the article, the process begins with dismantling all existing elements of the old doors, including hinges. The box is removed, and defects and damage to the walls can be thoroughly puttied and sanded. In addition to the canvas itself, installing a sliding compartment door will require you to have the following elements with you, the use of which during installation can be seen in the video guide in this article:

• A set of suitable accessories;
• Self-tapping screws;
• An anchor for attaching a wooden beam to the wall;
• The block has a cross-sectional size of 5*5 cm, the length of the element should be twice the width of the door leaf;
• Extensions and trims for decoration and hiding fasteners, as well as a frame framing the door opening;
• Roulette;
• Level;
• Screwdriver;
• Chisel;
• Simple pencil;
• Plumb.

Installation of the structure

When purchasing a sliding mechanism, in most cases, it comes with detailed installation instructions. The principles of assembling such mechanisms may differ slightly from different manufacturers.

Installation of wooden beams

Initially, installing a compartment door system, which you do yourself, requires, as you can see from the video on our website, some measurements and calculations. It is necessary to place the door leaf vertically against the opening and mark the top line on the wall with a simple pencil. Having measured 6-7 cm upward from it and set the level, you need to draw a strip horizontally. Using anchors, orienting along the drawn line, the wooden block is installed.

This is what the installed wooden beam looks like.

The plank must be fixed to the wall so that one half of it is located directly above the opening, starting from the framing frame, and the other half is located on the side into which the door will open. This installation method is necessary to completely close and open the door mechanism.

If you fasten a wooden beam without using a level, after installing the compartment door, the structure will open or close spontaneously.

Rail guide

Holes are drilled to the lower end of the beam, at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other. With their help, a metal guide rail is attached to a wooden beam. It is important to secure the rail in such a way that the distance between it and the wall allows the door to move freely.

To install compartment doors that hide into the wall when opened, it is necessary to build a special plasterboard structure adjacent to the main wall. This technique can visually increase the size of the room.

After installation, roller carriages are inserted into the guide rail to check the free movement of the mechanism. After a successful check, the ends of the rails must be covered with rubber shock absorbers. Further installation activities directly depend on the type of door being installed.

Door installation with additional bottom fastening

If a compartment door is installed with additional fastenings from below, gradual damage to the floor covering is possible. However, this design is more reliable during operation. There are several ways to install the lower fastening of a compartment door:

• In the area of ​​the lower end of the door leaf, a U-shaped profile or two thin slats are installed, mounted strictly parallel to each other;
• Laying a groove in the end part for a guide rail or roller mechanism;
• Installing a metal guide rail across the entire width of the doorway on the floor. This option is used extremely rarely, since it results in a threshold.

In the case when the installation of compartment doors is carried out with the creation of a threshold, it is necessary to fasten the profile or grooves for the lower rollers. The grooves are made using a chisel or milling machine. The recess and width of the groove should be slightly greater than the height of the lower guide mechanism and its width.

Profile for lower door fastening.

Brackets are attached to the upper end of the door, with the help of which the surface will be connected to the roller mechanism. To accurately install the lower guide rail, it is necessary to temporarily attach the carriages to the door leaf and move the door to the extreme open position. After removing the door, use a plumb line to fix the bottom rail.

Door leaf installation

When the entire structure is ready, you need to hook the lower groove of the door leaf to the guide rail. After this, the door is fixed on rollers. Using a level, it is necessary to tighten the adjusting bolts until the door leaf is strictly vertical. In the absence of an assistant capable of lifting and holding the canvas, when installing compartment doors, you can place improvised means under it.

A correctly mounted structure does not produce noise during use. However, if there are small children or adults in the house who react sharply even to almost imperceptible stimuli, it is recommended to install a rubber gasket on the upper guide rail. The gasket can be purchased at the store or made independently from a car wheel inner tube or another object with similar properties.

Installation of extensions and fittings

After completing the installation of the compartment doors, it is necessary to attach a stand to the side of the frame on the wall, against which the door leaf will rest when fully closed. Exactly the same rack will be mounted on the opposite side, in the full opening area. The fastening elements are closed using additional elements.

Installation of fittings is done last. Trims and handles are attached to the door surface using a special adhesive mixture or fixed with finishing nails in the area of ​​the posts or top beam.

Decorating a small space is quite a difficult task; it is important to think through every little detail to achieve a functional environment. Sliding systems are an indispensable assistant in this; they can be used not only for furniture, but also for dividing rooms. For this purpose, there are interior compartment doors that can be easily installed even by inexperienced craftsmen.

Compartment doors have their own advantages and features, some of the positive characteristics include:

• compactness, unlike swing models they save space;
• lightweight design, so opening the doors does not require any effort.

In addition, the absence of thresholds provides additional ease of use, which is important for families with disabilities. Thanks to the fixation of the canvas, sliding doors never slam shut due to drafts. If desired, you can always install a mechanism to automate the device, then the doors will open independently.
But there are some nuances because of which some people refuse to use the sliding mechanism, namely:

• inability to place furniture close to the wall;
• insufficient sound insulation;
• the need to use expensive components and locks.

Despite the presence of some shortcomings, interior sliding doors have many positive reviews and are quite popular. They are versatile and reliable, which is what is valued among ordinary consumers.

Variety of choices

Compartment doors differ according to various criteria, depending on the design they are:

• hanging systems. They involve the movement of canvases along guides attached to the wall or ceiling. The roller mechanism allows the canvas to move along the wall;
• suspended structures are fixed directly in the doorway;
• Cassette systems are considered a more complex option; they are built into the wall. When the door is opened, the leaf enters the wall, or more precisely, into the mounted metal cassette, which is the door frame.

The first and second options do not help save space, because the canvas runs along the wall at a certain distance. But the cassette mechanism does not affect the location of the furniture, and its installation requires a wide opening or the removal of part of the wall.

The compartment door kit includes leaves, guides, a roller mechanism and a cassette. When determining the type of mechanism, you need to take into account the weight of the canvas. If it is light, then two rollers will be enough; if it is heavier, at least four should be used. Accordingly, the price for interior compartment doors will differ; if necessary, you will have to pay extra for additional components.

The canvases are made from various materials; it can be solid wood or a combination of glass, plastic or chipboard. Veneered compartment doors are a popular option due to their affordability - they are practical and attractive. All-glass panels are also common, creating a feeling of lightness and fitting into any environment.

Necessary materials

Using a tape measure, they measure the parameters of the doorway, then purchase all the components. In the process you will need:

• door leaf, in the case of using a solid door, its dimensions should be 5-6 cm larger than the doorway. When using two or more leaves at the same time, their size is determined depending on the chosen closing method;
• fittings and fasteners that are usually included in the kit. But if necessary, guides, rollers, handles and screws can be purchased separately at a hardware store;
• timber 50x50, it is required when attaching the guide to the wall. In this case, its length should be two widths of the canvas;
• materials for decorating the opening, that is, the frame, platbands and extensions.

In the process of installing interior compartment doors, the following tools are used:

• roulette;
• level;
• pencil;
• screwdriver;
• plumb line;
• chisel.

For fastenings the following are used: anchors, self-tapping screws, small nails.

Installation work

When choosing the option for a door to fit into a niche, preparatory work begins at the stage of rough finishing of the room. Then the sliding system is installed; in other cases, the process is carried out during finishing.

Before installing an interior compartment door, all defects in the opening parameters are corrected; the walls must be strictly parallel to each other. When working with a plasterboard structure, a timber frame is pre-installed into it - this is necessary to ensure reliable fastening of the system.

There is a general algorithm for installing interior compartment doors, but some points in the process may differ. This is explained by the same principle of operation of the mechanisms, but differences in their design. Therefore, it is important to study all the manufacturer’s instructions in the instructions before starting work.

It is worth noting first that lower fixation in sliding systems can be of three types:

• with fastening two slats to the floor, between which the lower end is inserted;
• by installing a groove directly at the end of the blade for the guide;
• with installation of a metal rail on the floor.

The process consists of stages:

The process can be completed without the third point if you select an interior compartment door with only a top guide. But a solution with the presence of additional lower fasteners is preferable due to its reliability.

The installation is completed by installing the door in the correct position. To do this, there are adjusting bolts in the system; the blade is leveled in a strictly vertical position. Now the doors can function functionally, but a visual design of the opening is required. You will need to fasten the racks on both sides of the door frame at the junction of the leaf in the extreme positions. Extensions are used to hide fasteners, after which the fittings are installed on the canvas. The platbands are fixed with glue or small nails.

The stores offer a sufficient number of ready-made kits with different types of doors; if you carefully read the instructions for them, you can install interior compartment doors with your own hands. In addition, there is always a specialist ready to complete the entire process quickly and efficiently. The cost of installing sliding systems can reach the price of the interior compartment door itself. For example, a high-quality set of sliding doors with one leaf in Moscow costs about 2,000 rubles; a specialist will charge the same amount for installation. If the installation is not carried out in a metropolis, then the price of services is much lower.

To help the home craftsman, the entire process of installing interior compartment doors is in the following video:

This engineering solution allows you to partially eliminate the shortage of free space and quickly combine two adjacent rooms into one large one. In addition, the canvases, when installed correctly, do not creak, and the entire structure is much more durable than a traditional swing structure. The installation of compartment doors, regardless of their differences in size, number of leaves and a number of other parameters, is carried out according to the same algorithm, with only minor adjustments on individual points.

Preparatory activities

Taking measurements

This is easy to do if you have a tape measure on hand. For those who are settling into a “new building,” it is much easier. If the house is being renovated, then it should be taken into account that the installation of compartment doors will be much more complicated if the measurements are made inaccurately. And this is quite possible, since the openings must be trimmed.

First you need to dismantle not only the platbands, but also the box. After cleaning this section of the wall, its condition and the need for reinforcement are determined. At this stage, solutions may vary. For example, widen the opening, install a partition made of gypsum plasterboard (multi-layer plywood) instead of the dismantled part of the old one. This will help not only to take the correct measurements, but also to understand how to install the compartment door.

• two small sliding doors;
• one is fixed, the other is mobile;
• how the canvases will be joined - simply close together or overlap each other;
• a wide canvas that slides into the septum cavity. For example, from the same drywall.

Perhaps this is the whole difference in the methods of self-installation of sliding compartment doors. The principle of their functioning is identical - movement along the guides in one direction or another.

After measuring the width of the opening, it is necessary to increase the corresponding parameter of each sash by at least 50 mm. For what? If the panels are calculated exactly according to the passage pattern, then in the “closed” position of the door, gaps may form between their cuts and the ends of the wall; extraneous sounds and drafts are guaranteed.

Material selection

Everyone has their own preferences in terms of aesthetics, design, and so on, but a number of installation features are worth noting.

• Glass (high strength) or solid wood. What they have in common, in addition to high cost, is significant weight. This means that you will have to install a larger number of carriages and carefully develop the drawing to avoid distortions and snags. Consequently, the installation of doors will be greatly complicated.

• Board materials (MDF, OSV, chipboard). The option is cheaper and easier to install. For each sash (taking into account the low weight), two carriages are enough. In addition, if necessary, you can restore the canvas and eliminate its minor defects without the help of a professional.

• Cloths that are too cheap wear out quickly. When choosing slab materials, you need to pay attention to the density of the products. And it is desirable that they be laminated.
• The top rail is mounted on the ceiling or wall (when the height of the sash is chosen less than the opening). In the latter case, if a wooden block is being prepared, you need to take into account that its side should be approximately twice as thick as the canvas.
• All necessary components (rollers, guides, locks, fittings, fasteners) are supplied with the doors. But if you decide to purchase them at retail, for canvases made independently, you should take with you a developed installation diagram with the dimensions of the opening. The manager will tell you what exactly may be needed and in what quantity (for example, how many carriages should be installed).

How to make a compartment door

Marking production

The instructions for installing sliding sashes are quite simple. The nuance is how to attach the guides. Here you will have to choose from several options. It has already been said that they can be fixed on the ceiling or wall. But how many of them do you need to install a door?

• One top. The convenience is obvious - there is no threshold, which makes it easier to clean the floor in the area of ​​the opening. The downside is low strength. Constant dynamic loads (including drafts) gradually weaken the structure.

• Two (above and below). Installing interior compartment doors with your own hands using this method, despite some complexity and a larger number of components, is preferable. First of all, in terms of durability.

Fixing the guides

Given the increased loads, dowels + screws are mainly used. Although there are also special brackets on sale that make installation easier.

If the fastening is done on the ceiling, then it is necessary to make a small indentation from the wall so that the sash does not cling to it. The main thing at this stage is constant monitoring of the position of the guides. The slightest deviation from the horizontal will lead to problems with opening/closing the canvases.

Installation of carriages

They are dismountable, so the bracket is first disconnected and the roller mechanism is placed in the guide cavity.

Some modifications are first attached to the sash, and only then installed in the profile. The difference is not fundamental.

Canvas design

It is quite difficult to install all the fittings already on a suspended sash, and therefore this is done in advance. At the same time, the staples are also secured (with a detachable mechanism).

Staging the canvases

Each of them is raised, and the components of the carriage are fastened together. This work cannot be done alone, and you will need an assistant. The specifics of the connection depend on the design features of the roller mechanism, but everything is described in detail in the passport; It's impossible to make a mistake.

Opening design

Whether to install platbands, trims, or finish the edges differently is at the discretion of the owner. But it is advisable to cover the guides. Decorative strips are sold in a large assortment, and therefore, when purchasing fittings, it is easy to choose the best option for the interior of the room.

That's all the step-by-step instructions; nothing complicated.

Regardless of whether you own a small apartment or a spacious house, installing interior compartment doors is more than advisable. They will not only make any opening original, but will also bring a number of additional amenities. For example, if the process of moving the sashes is automated. And if you consider that installation is easy to do yourself, saving on specialists, using only household tools, this decision is quite logical and rational.