how to take down a large sliding wardrobe. will it be simple?

fitnessguy1

hey, has anyone attempted and succeeded in disassembling a sliding wardrobe? i currently have a 7ft wide, by 7ft high sliding wardrobe and i need to disassemble it.

would this be a relatively simple job to do? i don't have any instructions on how to do it, so how and where should i start? be grateful for any advice.

EssexExile

I assume you mean sliding doors. There are many different sorts. Our old one had doors suspended from the upper track, you had to pull some locators out of the lower track then they just lifted off. Our present one uses the lower track for support, you have to pull some plastic clips down out of the upper track then lift the doors off the lower one.

CathA

If you have ones like mine were , (hanging from an overhead track on rollers) be aware they can be very heavy when not attached to the rollers.
I took ours out, thinking they wouldn't be too heavy as they slid along quite easily. How wrong was I? I unscrewed the rollers, lifted them off the top runners and promptly got knocked backwards onto the bed by them falling on top of me. Good job the bed was there!

DigForVictory

Much depends on if you intend to reuse them for anything.

If not, relocate heavy furniture under thick covers to catch the big bits & hit the doors with a hammer. (From within, whilst in PPE, ideally.) Aiming for a top corner was held to be "good technique" but if the thing twisted & clobbered you as it fell then you'd clearly picked the "wrong corner".

Either way, any guidance/tracks etc at floor level will influence how a door "falls" so please set about with care!
Best of luck.

EssexExile

The OP is called "Fitnessguy", I think he can handle it. By the way, he hasn't mentioned mirrors, mine weren't mirrors & weren't heavy.

27col

Why would a wardrobe need to come with dismantling instructions. Have you no sense of curiosity. Have good look at the inside of it.The doors should lift off easily. The rest will have quick release connectors of some sort.
I assume that the unit is free standing and not "built-in"
Do you need to reassemble it or will it become scrap.