B&Q sliding wardrobe doors - what to put behind them!

jenny-wren

I'm trying to price a modular wardobe system based on sliding wardrobe doors from B&Q. The problem is that I'm getting really confused when trying to plan the interior fittings.

Can anyone tell me if I can buy their standard wardrobe cabinets and the drawers and shelves that go into those and fit them behind the sliding doors?


I looked on B&Q's web site and in their bedrooms catalogue and can't find the answer! The problem is that I want to build a wardrobe around a shallow chimney breast so standard wardrobes (where the doors swing open) aren't really an option.

sandiep

If money saving is a high priority, then a really cheap option is to take the doors off some old/secondhand wardrobes, and give them coat of paint, and bolt them together and stand them behind the new doors.

Many auctions are full of 1950s teak wardrobes, and in partic the 1930s and 1940s tallboys which are good and solid, just look a bit naff, take the doors off, paint white inside, and a very cheap option if budgets are limited.

jenny-wren

It's not as much of an issue keeping the cost down as making the best use of the limited space we have. My OH has twice as much stuff as we have room for .... I swear he's half man half squirrel!

Saying that, the budget won't stretch to custom made wardrobes. As B&Q have a sale on, I'm trying to figure out if I can order something to suit there before the prices go up. Ikea isn't an option because the two heights they make are either too high or too low for our ceilings meaning there'd be a lot of wasted space.

specsappeal

i put these in my previous house and did exactly what sandiep suggested. i dismantled the old wardrobes and made the doors into shelves. i had a 3 drawer bedside chest and put that in behind them aswell. it sounds naff but it actually worked a treat and looked pretty good as well!! it also meant i could have the shelves exactly the right size, depth etc.

Traveller1981

I'm finding the Ikea sizes rather annoying too. My ceiling is 234cm so the 201cm's ones are too small and the 236cm ones just too high. Shame as they have some nice stuff and very customisable.

jenny-wren

I agree. The Ikea wardrobes would be great if it weren't for the fact that they don't make the best use of space for ceilings which are 234cm high, which mine are too.

If it's any help, B&Q's wardrobes are a bit taller at 211.2cm high.

Traveller1981

Thanks for the pointer. I think I need to find some doors a little closer to 234cm and then build the innards myself. Im not to keen on having too much of a gap at the top as it is just wasted space.

Traveller1981

B&Q sliding doors are actually 222cm which is much better for me. Think I will be going down this route.

Airwolf1

jenny-wren wrote: »

I'm trying to price a modular wardobe system based on sliding wardrobe doors from B&Q. The problem is that I'm getting really confused when trying to plan the interior fittings.

Can anyone tell me if I can buy their standard wardrobe cabinets and the drawers and shelves that go into those and fit them behind the sliding doors?


I looked on B&Q's web site and in their bedrooms catalogue and can't find the answer! The problem is that I want to build a wardrobe around a shallow chimney breast so standard wardrobes (where the doors swing open) aren't really an option.

I had the exact scenario at my old house. I put 2" x 1" battens on the wall, then put white faced hardboard on it. Then I bought white faced chipboard and created my own design behind the mirrored sliding doors.

jenny-wren

Thanks Mrsmoneypenny. The Spaceslide site looks great. Unfortunately they only deliver to England & Wales and I'm in Northern Ireland

roses

Are there any guides about which can teach you how to make fitted wardrobes? I have a gap of 122cm. I bought 2 Ikea doors (at 50cm wide x 229cm high) so now I need to build a frame for them to go on. I am really stuck on how to build the frame as it needs to be strong enough to hold the weight of the door.