Doors and Windows - Bypass wardrobe doors - Recommendations?

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JoeMarshall
09-20-03, 06:27 PM
I have a 6' closet with bypass doors. They are cheap wood (luan?) veneer with a stain. They have top rollers and a small guide at the bottom center of the opening attached through the carpet. The carpet extends into the opening and under the doors.

I would like to replace the doors with some thing that looks better, but doesn't require major effort. I do not want stained doors or paint different than the existing room trim color. I would paint the doors, but do not believe that I could achieve a sufficient quality paint job.

I am left with top roller mirror doors with minimal or no hardware (including a bottom track) showing.

1) Any recommendations on brands to get or avoid?

2) Am I dreaming when I talk about top roller mirror doors? Are they heavy enough to require bottom rollers?

3) Part of my concern about a bottom track it the need to cut the carpet. Is this a big deal if I haven;t done it before?

4) I have seen some doors at Home Deopt with mirrored edges. Are there some things to watch out for with frameless doors?

Thanks for any adivse,

Joe


brickeyee
09-22-03, 08:49 AM
The problem with top roller doors is that they will swing if not stabalized at the bottom. Johnson Hardware has the best tracks and least obtrusive floor guides I have found.