Where people start
- The bed is too close to the wardrobe wall for hinged doors to open properly.
- You want mirrors but not the flimsy silver-framed kind from the eighties.
- The old sliding doors jump the track, judder, or have come off entirely.
- The ceiling is not level and you have been told sliding doors will not work.
Where they end up
- Doors that need no clearance in front and never swing into the bed.
- Full-height panels made to your ceiling, not a standard height with a gap above.
- Running gear that glides rather than rattles, on a track that is set level.
- Mirror, tinted glass, painted panel or timber, in a frame that suits the room.
What is behind the doors
The price is decided by the inside, not the front.
Two runs can look identical closed and differ by thousands open. Rails, drawer boxes, adjustable shelving and whether the space over the doors is used at all are what move the number.
How the job runs
Step by step, and nothing owed until step three.
- 01
Measuring the opening
Height gets measured at both ends and in the middle, because ceilings are rarely level and a sliding door is unforgiving about it. The track is what gets set level; the doors are made to suit.
- 02
Choosing panels and frames
Panel by panel. A lot of rooms want one mirror and the rest painted, rather than a whole wall of mirror facing the bed. Frame finish makes as much difference as the panel: brass, matt black, champagne or slim silver.
- 03
Making
Doors are made to the measured opening, so they run the full height of the wall.
- 04
Fitting
Top track fixed and levelled, bottom guide set, doors hung and adjusted so the gap between panels is consistent all the way down. Interiors go in first if we are supplying them.
What we work with
- Silver, bronze and grey tinted mirror
- Lacquered and back-painted glass in any colour
- Painted MDF and oak, walnut and grey-veneer panels
- Brass, matt black, champagne and slim aluminium frames
- Top-hung running gear with soft-close as an option
The guarantee
12 months on the doors, the running gear and the fitting. Track and rollers are the parts that wear, and they are the parts we come back for.
Insurance
Fully covered by public liability insurance.
Sliding or hinged
Hinged doors are cheaper, give you the whole opening at once, and are the right answer whenever there is room in front of them.
Sliding doors are the right answer when there is not: a bed close to the wall, a narrow room, a door that swings into the wardrobe zone. They also let you run one uninterrupted wall of mirror or panel, which changes how big a small bedroom feels.
If you are not sure, Arshdeep will stand in the room and tell you which one he would fit in his own house.
A word about mirrors
A whole wall of mirror opposite a bed is a lot of mirror. Most rooms look better with one or two mirrored panels among painted or timber ones. You still get the light and the full-length reflection, without the bedroom feeling like a changing room.
Common questions
Asked often enough to answer here.
How much do sliding wardrobe doors cost?
Doors and track for a typical three-metre wall usually run £1,200 to £2,500 depending on panel material and frame finish. With a fitted interior behind them the job normally lands between £2,500 and £5,000.
Do sliding doors lose me storage?
A little. The track takes about 100mm of depth off the front, and you can only ever open part of the run at once. In a small room the floor space you get back in front is usually worth more than the depth you lose behind.
Can you replace the doors and keep the wardrobe I have?
Often, yes, as long as the opening is sound and square enough. It is one of the cheapest ways to change how a bedroom looks. Arshdeep will tell you on the visit whether the existing opening is usable.
My ceiling is not level. Is that a problem?
It is normal, not a problem. The track is set level and the doors are made to the opening. What you must not do is buy stock-height doors and hope, which is how you end up with a wedge-shaped gap along the top.
Are mirrored doors safe?
The mirror is backed so that if it is ever broken it holds together rather than falling as shards. That is standard on everything we fit.
Can I have soft-close?
Yes, on most systems, and it is worth having. It stops the doors being slammed shut, which is what eventually knocks a track out of true.
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