Wardrobe sliding door gear

[Bert Coules]

A few years ago (in a previous house) I made a fitted wardrobe with floor-to-ceiling sliding doors using gear from one of the DIY sheds. The kit included a top double-runner which formed its own fascia, and edging pieces designed to be fitted to door material of the builder's own choice (painted hardboard in my case). The top edging pieces, naturally enough, were more substantial than the others, and included the running wheels.

Does anyone know if this sort of gear is still available? The only equivalents I've so far found all come with their own custom-made doors, which isn't really what I'm after.

Many thanks (and a happy new year to one and all),

Bert

[BigWallop]

great and is very cheap to install. Loosely screw the little toy car wheels on the bottom of the door so it rolls easily. Fit the guides on the floor and ceiling. Install door in between. Jobs a good un' :-)

[Bert Coules]

BigWallop,

Thanks for the reply.

An intriguing thought, but I'd be a tad concerned about toy car wheels supporting the weight of the doors, given the size I have in mind.

Bert

[Andy Burns]

Stanley Acmetrack ?

[Bert Coules]

Andy Burns wrote,

Thanks for that. The US Stanley site does have something which looks very like the gear I used, though without the edge-stiffeners for the door panels; but despite several Google searches I can't find a UK presence for the company. Surely there must be one?

Bert

[Andy Burns]

Well I read "ACMETRACK" from the sticker on the back of some pre-made sliding mirror doors, IIRC bought from Smith's Do It All, but a good few years ago ...

Looks like there might be a handful

[BigWallop]

Acmetrack Ltd Email: No email listed Website: No website listed

Address: Acme House, Garland Road, EAST GRINSTEAD, RH19 1DR Telephone: [phone]

[Bert Coules]

Andy,

might be Stanley's UK address in the Google synopsis, none of them leads to anything useful, unfortunately.

Bert

[Bert Coules]

BigWallop,

Yes, that's the address I found. I suppose it's foolish, even now, to be taken aback when a relatively well-known company has absolutely no web presence, but it does come as a slight surprise.

Bert

[Andy Burns]

A growing trend, lots of pages obviously designed to attract google's attention, looking like a specific hit for a certain item, but just a pointer to another "selling engine" ... which generally doesn't actually sell what you searched for anyway :-(

[Bert Coules]

Absolutely infuriating, isn't it. I wonder if Google will do anything to address the problem?

I'll try that address for Stanley when things get back to normal; thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Bert

[Rob Morley]

You could have a look here:

[Andy Burns]

[Bert Coules]

Rob Morley wrote,

one I used previously, except that it needs doors solid enough to screw into. I'll download the data sheets and fitting instructions and have a proper look.

Bert

[Paul Mc Cann]

Haefele do a lot of sliding door gear

[Bert Coules]

I'll check them too. Thanks.

Bert

[Dave]

Would these be new doors for an Asylum Bert????

Dave Lang

[Bert Coules]

Well, fancy seeing you here! No, these are large sliding doors to cover acres of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and serve as otherwise non-existent wall space for pictures and the like...

How's the hand?

Bert

[Lobster]

Stanley UK definitely do a full wardrobe door set but I wasn't aware they did the slidey bits on their own. My Stanley wardrobes have a bespoke runner system that you couldn't readily adapt to a non-Stanley door.

Pretty sure they don't have a web presence, but their customer service number is 0114 276 4099. They were very helpful to me recently; provided a free new wheel for my wardrobe.

hth David

[Bert Coules]

David,

Thanks very much.

Bert