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(Andrew May) wrote in message . com...
I have been planning the installation of a row of fitted wardrobes
along a 10ft bedroom wall. The intention was to have three sliding
doors each 3ft 4in wide with a collection of hangers, shelves and
drawers inside.

However at the weekend while looking round some furniture shops I saw
a couple of stand-alone wardrobes of a similar size that only had two
sliding doors, each being approximately 5ft wide. I have decided that
I rather like this solution since, paradoxically, it makes the
wardrobe look wider.

You can order sheets of ply that are 10' x 5' from most real
timbermerchants or builders yards. They will deliver too. Try and get
1/4" ply but I know you can get 1/2". Whatever you get will need to go
in a frame so buy some channeled 2" or 3" x 2" from them for the edges
and say 2 lengths of 2" x 1" per door for the backs. Whilst you are at
it they will also find you some runners/hangars for tracking.

Make sure the floor &/or ceiling is level though won't you and make it
up to parallel as well if it isn't already. Then measure the door,
frame and runner sizes.