Insert the wheels on the top of the first door into the top track.
Installing triple bypass sliding doors.
111md series sliding bypass door hardware.
In the case of bypass sliding doors you probably want your opening to be at minimum the width of the door opening.
Using your level measure 2 above the door opening to locate the wall studs and secure your header board.
Some minor variations exist among bypass door kits from different manufacturers but they are all easy to install.
Hold the door so the top is tilted backward.
Then latch the wheels on top of the door onto the back runner of the top track.
The runner is what the wheels roll along so the door can slide back and forth.
Today we are taking some standard interior doors and turning them into sliding closet doors.
Commercial grade top hung sliding door hardware wall structure thickness varies with door thickness.
Do the same for the other side.
The task is easier if you predrill the holes and use a drill bit on the drill to secure the screws.
400lbs 181kg max weight per door 6 1 2 165mm min wall structure thickness 1 1 8 29mm min door thickness 192 16 4877mm max.
Once located drill pilot holes with a 1 8 drill bit in the top bolt location then drill with a 7 16 drill.
Go ahead and mount the header board with 8 trim screws in each stud location.
It s gonna cost about three hundred bucks for solid wood doors cheaper if you do hollow core the track is about fifty bucks for the hardware.
Don t see a hardware set that matches your exact door widths johnson track can be cut down to accommodate narrower doors by ordering the next longer track length hardware set for your door widths and cutting the track down.
The combined width of the doors should equal the width of the opening plus at least 1 inch.
Thinner doors may have a wide gap between them.
Add anti skip discs not shown and hang the door.
This is an easy diy for anyone.
To install the doors install the track on the top of the door s frame.
This provides 1 2 inch of overlap between the two doors when they are closed.
Slide the bolt through the hole and mount the rolling hardware then drill the bottom hole.