I have walk-in closets and I need to replace the old sliding doors.
I have replaced them twice before.
They keep coming off the rails on the floor and ceiling.
I want to replace them with roll-up "doors".
So the tracks are on the left and right side.
This restricts the door on left and the right
and controls it from the top.
Another advantage is that when you roll-up the door,
you have access to everything. (Unlike now, I loose access
to the right side I open the left side.)
Do you know of any such overhead roll-up door for a walk-in closet?
It would be nice to have color choices, sizes and minimum noise.
I would think that going to bi-fold type doors would give you the wide open access that you are looking for.
I cant see why those roll-up doors wouldnt work for a closet, but wouldnt they be a bit noisy? And secondly, the housing necessary at the top to accommodate the rolled up door may be quite bulky and look awkward above each opening.
Yes, noise is an issue with the roll-up doors for a closet.
The housing for such doors would be on the inside of the closet
and not visible from the outside.
are these really walk-in closets? or just really wide but only 3 foot deep closets? i've never seen a WIC with anything but a door that swings out.
unless your decor is super contemporary and industrial, that garage-door type deal will look hideous, and even then, it would seem very strange, not to mention, possibly awkward & annoying to operate. i would suggest either the bifold doors (in either a mirrored style or louvered or solid) which compact to each side exposing the majority of the opening, or an easy-to-slide-open curtain, either hung on a rod with rings or grommets, or a ceiling mounted track system like you see in hotels or hospitals, then you can use a floor to ceiling drapery creating a fabric wall of sorts.
another option i've seen is using roll-up shades. not the spring-loaded kind, but the kind where you pull the cord & it rolls up from the bottom. like a woven wood (matchstick) shade. but that seems like operating that would get old pretty quickly.
Annette, I see your points.
I am considering your suggestions.
These are WIC.
Can you point me to some vendors that have
solid bifold doors that are metallic?
Like stainless steel, etc.
Not doors that looks like a school locker.
Yes, I am going for a contemporary and a slight industrial look.
I prefer those that have only a top rail track.
I want to avoid those that have top and bottom track.
In the past I have problems with the door getting
derailed on the top or bottom or both tracks.
slowmoe, I have used accordian type doors before, and they will also fit the purpose you are describing here. If you look at this link, you can see one in metallic that would give a very cool industrial look.
You should look at a door, called vertiglide. It is similar to a cellular sgade, and is used alot for glass doors, as a window covering, but I have seen them used for walk ins just like you are suggesting.
There are companies that make wooden and metal roll-up doors that look nicer than the roll-ups you see at the "self-store" facilities (quieter too). But you won't like the cost.
I was considering using an aluminum rool-up, powder coated in my choice of color, for a pool-side wet bar. Opening was 6' wide and 3' tall - two different places quoted me about $1000.
The roll-ups like you see at the "self-store" places are cheaper, but they make a lot of noise when they are opened/closed, use a single curtain piece, and the roll-up mechanism takes about 13" - 16" square above the opening to accomodate the roll. The nicer, more expensive ones are jointed every 2" (approx) and roll up smaller.
Do a search on "tambour doors", or "roll-up doors" for manufacturers/distributors.
I would expect you will have just as many issues with the operation of an overhead door as you have with the horizontal doors.
I'm thinking about doing this too. I've got a 38" wall of shelves as part of a pass-through into my bathroom from a large studio-style condo. I'd like to line one side of this area in one large mirror and the opposite wall to that (where the shelves are) do some sort of accordian or roll up door that will allow me to have mirror there as well. I'm thinking those awful 70's style room dividers are the way to go to maximize the width of the mirror space on each panel.
Another thought was to go more functional-modern and try to find some roll-up door typical of small stowaway or cubbie spaces, rather than large doors. I think my space is narrow enough to handle this.
Any suggestions? Have you seen either of these done before? Are there are any problems with trying one or the other?
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