Dusty Sliding Door Wardrobes

Hejo

We are looking to fit in some sliding wardrobes but OH is concerned about the gaps for the tracking letting in dust.

1 - Does anyone have these wardrobes and is it a problem?

2 - Is there something we can put on them to prevent this? I can recall seeing a fluffy trim on some of the more expensive models but cant think what its called and where to get it

3-Any other pitfalls we should be aware of?

Thanks all in advance

Valli

With all due respect wardrobes (and drawers) get dusty anyway - opening and closing them moves the air around and, as it moves dust will be sucked in and blown out. Dust will be produced from your clothes and from you, in the form of skin cells. So dustmites will be in there, munching...
It's a good idea to periodically empty drawers and vacuum crevices as it discourages pests (e.g. woolly bears) equally, with wardrobes use the crevice tool on your vacuum to clean the tracks and, occasionally, empty out the bottom and vacuum inside, too.

Hejo

Thanks for your reply. I guess weve never really had a major problem with conventional wardrobes but will bear it in mind

Valli

You're welcome - looks like no-one else has anything to say on the matter! My own are ordinary, I have helped my sister do a clear out from sliding drawer wardrobes (a huge Ikea thing) and there isn't much between them TBH. Advantage, if they are fitted floor-to-ceiling is no dust on or behind them. Moving my own wardrobe to clean under and behind it is a PITA; given a choice (and the readies) I would go for fitted myself and wouldn't mind sliding or conventional doors.
Main thing is to be aware of little clothes-munching critters which can strike anywhere.
Re your fluffy trim I think this would do (brush strip draught excluder)

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cattie

If you are concerned about dust, cheap paintbrushes are excellent for getting into those awkward nooks and crannies to clean out any dust and stuff that may lodge there.

Also, if you have a Lidl near you, every now and again one of their special offers is a nifty attachment that fits on your vacuum cleaner and has a small nozzle & the hose part is bendy enough to cope with this kind of job as well as helping to clean behind radiators, good for shower door runners and plenty of other tasks such a getting in between the keyboard keys etc. Costs just £2 or £3.

Hejo

Thanks for the link Valli, thats the type of thing Im after. Thanks too Cattie, always wondered what the point of those tiny brush wotsits that came with the hoover was!

yvonnebutler05

thank you for this one guys.. I've learned a lot from your post/reply .. God Speed!