Make Your Own Closet Sliding Doors

Stapler screws drill acrylic paint to stain burlap also optional closet door hinges you can get similar ones here.

Make your own closet sliding doors.

How to build sliding closet doors step 1. Our doors were 86 3 4 and the length. To make 2 sliding doors with overlap of one edge find the centerline of your opening and draw a line. Figure out how large you want your wood frame to be.

To make the door we measured the closet opening and bought 2 1 8 s and 5 1 6 s to cover the opening. The structure will feel flimsy and wobbly but that s okay. With a dado blade on your table saw make a dado. First make a wooden frame that is the same dimension as your masonite using the diagram above to assemble your 2 2 boards with one screw joining each board.

I m very picky when it comes to closet doors i don t really like any of the options out there. I used poplar wood because it is lightweight and more importantly cheap. Polyurethane is the clear. I just used the width that the wood comes in for the bottom and i cut it in half for the vertical frame pieces.

Measure the opening to your closet. Cut four 2x4s for the door frame and miter each corner to a 45 degree angle. Golden oak is a common stain for woodwork. You don t need an architect s plans to build a door you just need a drill or even less a screw driver.

Prior to screwing the frame on put your wood glue silicon all over the frame attach. Screw the paneling onto the frame and you re done. Wood stain optional burlap any fabric or you can even use thin plywood i used 5 1 2 yards of burlap i purchased my burlap at joanns. If you don t have an existing soffit in your room on which to hang your doors you can build one by connecting two.

Choose a stain that will match your existing woodwork. Hubby cut a few inches off the board to get the right height and left about an inch or so on the top so he could put the rollers on the door. This is an easy diy for anyone. I wanted the wood running vertically and then have it framed out with 1 3 s.

Today we are taking some standard interior doors and turning them into sliding closet doors. Flush doors do not have any raised sections and are completely flat.