Sliding door for bathroom

Apr 25, 2007 3 Replies
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Hi - I am planning on replacing a very sad and bedraggled hollow core bathroom door with a sliding door.



Lots of places sell retrofit kits for a sliding door, but few seem to sell an entire kit, door included. Two problems seem to present themselves:



Should I get a door that is wider than the opening, so that there is some overlap with the wall when it is closed?



How does one lock a sliding door easily...



ince I need a new door anyway, it would be nice if somewhere like B&Q sold an entire set with a nice, basic, flush plain door, but they don't seem to :-(



Cheers,



Ben



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That's because there are too many variables...Door type, size, construction etc.

So, buy door slightly wider. Buy kit Fix to door Hang where required. Locks? A simple sliding bolt on the edge of the back end of the door into a hole would do

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Thanks for that - that was what I thought I would have to do, I just didn't want to reinvent the wheel if there was a solution sitting on the shelves already. I can't imagine it will be terribly taxing :-)

Cheers,

Ben

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