Trimming Out A Sliding Closet Door

Cut the fastening tab off the floor track.

Trimming out a sliding closet door.

Door and window trim them if necessary. Honestly when i bought this i thought it was going to be a one time use tool but i am continually amazed at. Two part 10 second adhesive makes very fast. When installing trim on a closet door it s customary to leave a 1 4 inch reveal or shadow line between the door jamb and the trim.

The height of the base blocks should be about 1 in. I measured out the width of the 1 6 and the 1 2 and used my handy multitool for cutting a straight line through the baseboard. 1 measure across the top of the closet door jamb on the inside. 1 remove the baseboard where the door trim will be.

Another samurai aesthetic tip. Wider than the casings. How to trim the new closet door with a dremel ultra saw. Greater than the height of the baseboard you re planning to install.

I have sliding closet doors with 1 2 thick 3 1 2 high base trim going in and around the closet area. Ideally the bottom of your door will have more length between the bottom panel and the bottom of the door than the distance between the top panel and the top of your door. The bamboo tree print is a striking match to the rich wood finish. Choose a trim that suits your home and your design aesthetic.

The base blocks should be about 3 8 in. The trim around a door is also known as the casing and it adds some architectural interest to your room. Samurai uses his secret weapon 2p 10 to install casing trim. What is the proper way to trim this all out.

Look at your new door assess which end s you want to trim. This fantastic sliding door kit comes with two sliding doors top and bottom tracks and right and left door jambs. Install doors from the back of the closet. If you have sliding closet doors there is a chance that they are simply set into the wall with no trim around them at all.

When the closet door is closed butted up to base trim i have a 1 2 gap. Trimming a door is just like trimming a window except you start out with base blocks at the floor as shown here.