How to join 2 doors together

andrew-b

DIY is only difficult if you overcomplicate it.

Using dowels is overcomplicating it IMHO and you risk splitting the edge of your doors if you get it wrong plus you've got the inital setup costs if you don't have the needed gear. It's likely to cost you more to replace the doors when you !!!!!! it up than the cost of the tools you need! If your doors are anything like my wickes oak cabinet doors i wouldn't even attempt it. You need at least the diameter of the dowel in thickness of timber either side else it's just going to split down the grain as soon as you bash the dowel in . If the dowel is small enough in diameter it won't be doing much at all for the sizes of doors involved.

The hinges will take the weight ..all you need is to keep the doors opening closing together and the brackets do that for next to nothing - this is exactly the job they are designed for.

booty40uk

Go with andrew b's answer...............easiest and cheapest. Doweling will not be easy and one slip and your through the face of the door. Have done it many times and never had a call back.

Andy

misskool

Right, we'll put the brackets in then see how it looks.

Thanks all.

27col

We've had this arrangement in the en-suite for years. The brackets came with the unit.


Works ok, although you will be joining two larger and heavier doors. So may need extra brackets.

navig8r

Is this any different to fitting say doors on a larder unit ?two hinges on the top door and two on the bottom,if you want to open them together tie them with a couple of straps like has been sugested
dave

debbie42

That's exactly the arrangement on our larder fridge. We have "drawer line" in our kitchen, so the fridge has two doors to keep the horizontal line styling. Two hinges on each door, and joined together with a vertical bracket. Nothing special as it doesn't carry any weight. It's been working fine now for at least seven years. (The door, not the fridge, which was replaced last week!)