Hi Folks,
I'm building a greenhouse and am trying to figure out how to create a sliding door. A door opening outwards would be very awkward, in the way.
Is there some way I can adapt an existing door and plug something into the bottom to enable the door to slide back 'n forth.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks.
On 07/02/2004 simon opined:-
I was trying to do something similar and was unable to find anything useful in the shops. What I did was fit some angle iron as a runner along the opening, like an L and used some short off cuts of the angle iron fixed onto the doors with brackets as an inverted V.
It required a little welding to make it up, but it supports a double heavy pair of doors, all the weight of the doors being taken by the angle iron. A small amount of grease and they slide quite well, with a simple guide along the floor to keep them in place.
Email me and I will send you jpg's of the job.
Sick prevert.
He makes me sick.
No stomach eh?
I bet he was sick after the job.
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