Where to Buy Sliding Closet Doors

If you’ve got a place that you need to open up without blocking off a walkway or you just don’t like the look of your closet doors, you may be considering sliding closet doors or pocket or recessed doors. These are pretty easy to find if you know where to look, and they don’t usually cost too much.

Sliding closet doors

• Sliding closet doors are a great way to save space. 


• Sometimes swinging doors don’t have enough room to open and shut all the way and it can be a real hassle. 


• If you use a pocket door it will hide away in the wall and be completely out of sight. 


• Double sliding doors usually slide on a track that leads one behind the other, leaving one side of your closet open. 


• If your bedroom or hall is a tight squeeze you may be looking for a sliding door solution. 

Check your local home improvement store

• Home improvement stores usually carry kits that include tracks and wheels you can simply screw into place. 


• You can get doors that are finished to your taste, or you can get unfinished wood doors and paint or stain them yourself. 


• It could be harder to find pocket door kits because they are more complicated to install unless you already have a pocket door setting. 


• If your pocket door is just a replacement, you will probably have to buy a wall panel along with the usual parts. 


• The great benefit of buying your sliding closet doors at a store is that you can see what you are buying before you pay for it. 

Be sure to check and see that you have all the parts you need, including:

• Screws


• Tracks


• Wheels


• Sand paper


• Primer


• Paint


• Brushes or rollers

Compare prices online

• You can find specialty sites, home improvement sites and even check popular bidding sites and classifieds. 


• As with kits at brick-and-mortar stores, you will want to make sure to buy all the components you need. 


• If you want to put in a pocket door you can find a professional or consultant online. 


• You can find how-to tips and instructions if you insist on doing the job yourself. 


• One unique benefit of shopping for sliding closet doors online is the convenience of putting your options side-by-side right on screen and compare features and prices.

Thrift stores and yard sales

• You can find the wooden doors and add your own tracks and wheels. This is something you would do if you had a specific design or creative idea for the door. 


• You can even try buying Chinese screens, taking them apart at the hinges, and using two of the decorative panels as doors. All you need to do is add the wheels onto the wooden frames so they will slide on your closet tracks. 


• You may also be able to find old, used doors and refurbish them yourself. In this case you should buy all the right supplies, like painting supplies and sand paper.

Tips:

• Keep in mind that pocket doors usually take a little bit of restructuring of your walls, so you may want to consult a professional before you take on that sort of project. 


• Some sliding closet doors require guides at the bottom that you must screw into the ground, so if you don’t have hardwood or wooden base boards you may want to choose a different type of sliding mechanism. 


• In any case, the task is relatively simple and can really help you to maximize the space in your home.