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Help, wardrobe doors fell off
stargirl04
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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help.
The sliding doors on my built-in wardrobe fell off yesterday and I haven't a clue who to get in to assess whether it can be fixed and how much it would cost.
The doors came away from their overhead supporting structure which is attached to the room ceiling.
The mechanism is tricky to get to as there's a shelf in the way, which is fixed into place and which I can't remove without probably pulling the whole wardrobe down.
And there is a part missing anyway, which unfortunately I threw away as I didn't realise at the time that it was part of the wardrobe fittings etc.
I have only recently bought the flat. The folks who owned this flat before me carried out loads of crap DIY and it seems everything is falling down if prodded too hard! Although the wardrobe was working okay till I broke it.
Has anyone had any experience of this type of thing: ie. the cost of repairing it or getting the doors replaced, or - if that's going to be expensive, should I replace the whole thing?
The wardrobe isn't very nice - white veneer chipboard wardrobe with glass fronted sliding doors - and I would love to replace it but similar wardrobes at Ikea cost about £500, which I haven't got the budget for at the moment.
Thanks for reading.
The sliding doors on my built-in wardrobe fell off yesterday and I haven't a clue who to get in to assess whether it can be fixed and how much it would cost.
The doors came away from their overhead supporting structure which is attached to the room ceiling.
The mechanism is tricky to get to as there's a shelf in the way, which is fixed into place and which I can't remove without probably pulling the whole wardrobe down.
And there is a part missing anyway, which unfortunately I threw away as I didn't realise at the time that it was part of the wardrobe fittings etc.
I have only recently bought the flat. The folks who owned this flat before me carried out loads of crap DIY and it seems everything is falling down if prodded too hard! Although the wardrobe was working okay till I broke it.
Has anyone had any experience of this type of thing: ie. the cost of repairing it or getting the doors replaced, or - if that's going to be expensive, should I replace the whole thing?
The wardrobe isn't very nice - white veneer chipboard wardrobe with glass fronted sliding doors - and I would love to replace it but similar wardrobes at Ikea cost about £500, which I haven't got the budget for at the moment.
Thanks for reading.
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Okay - can anyone tell me if I need to call in a carpenter or a handyman, as I really have no idea where to start with this! Thanks0
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stargirl04 wrote: »Okay - can anyone tell me if I need to call in a carpenter or a handyman, as I really have no idea where to start with this! Thanks
handyman should be able fix this0 -
Kitchen/bedroom fitter, but be prepared for the batman jibes about swinging orf wardrobes:o:o:o;):DI like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0
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