Sliding Wardrobe Doors

polybear

I need some sliding wardrobe doors - nothing fancy, mirror will be fine. Whilst the price is right at Wickes, they are top hung, which means the top runner will need to be secured either to a ceiling joist (it's bound to be in the wrong place, they always are) or to noggins between the joists (not easy to fit, since the roof angle is very shallow so installing them will be very hard; impossible near to the outside wall).
So I'm looking for some doors that are supported by the floor runners, with the top runner purely acting as a guide. Screwfix do some, but they are twice the price of those in Wickes.
Any ideas where else I can get some please? Thanks.

Polybear.

startrekker

I bought mine from B&Q....Made by Stanley, the top is basically a guide/runner although it still has to be secured to the ceiling, i just used plaster plugs to fix the top rail and screwed the bottom rail to the floor.....4 years and no problems at all

polybear

Thanks for the reply. I went to Homebase last night and the Stanley doors look good, and not much dearer than Wickes either.

Polybear

akh43

Does anyone know where I can get sliding doors that are bigger than the Stanley ones in B&Q. I am after replacing rickety ones I inherited, but the Stanley ones say they are 89" high whilst my current ones are 93"-94" high.

Thanks

polybear

The Stanley Brochure includes some optional brackets that are used to cater for high ceilings - the (adjustable) brackets are screwed to the ceiling and the top rail to the brackets; this enables the standard doors to be used.

Polybear.

littlereddevil

Jewsons make to measure

akh43

The framework is already there for the sliding doors so don't think the optional brackets for tall ceilings would work. The ceiling has already been lowered for the ones that are there now.

Can't find Jewsons in my area, I put in my postcode,(I live in manchester), I also put in manchester but none of the stores are close to me, also looked on website and cannot find any mention of wardrobe sliding doors.

martidj

Why not consider building up the floor, to bridge the gap, simply by no nailing a planed pine battern of however thick it needs to be. Then you can fix the bottom track to that. Finish off with paint, varnish or just leave plain

littlereddevil

akh43 wrote:

The framework is already there for the sliding doors so don't think the optional brackets for tall ceilings would work. The ceiling has already been lowered for the ones that are there now.

Can't find Jewsons in my area, I put in my postcode,(I live in manchester), I also put in manchester but none of the stores are close to me, also looked on website and cannot find any mention of wardrobe sliding doors.

Sorry Jewson's don't actually make them they just order them to be made to measure from a third party.I think they may be called Kelvin

BobProperty

akh43 wrote:

The framework is already there for the sliding doors so don't think the optional brackets for tall ceilings would work. The ceiling has already been lowered for the ones that are there now.

Can't find Jewsons in my area, I put in my postcode,(I live in manchester), I also put in manchester but none of the stores are close to me, also looked on website and cannot find any mention of wardrobe sliding doors.

I think this sort of door is nominally 90" high, therefore some adjustment and leeway is to be expected. In your case the suggestion of some small filler piece is the way to go. I would think that custom made doors to a specific size will be significantly more expensive than the standard sizes.
As far as the Jewsons are concerned, I think they are all in the surrounding areas of Manchester and not in the city itself, with the possible exception of east central Manchester.