Advice on installing sliding door closet
 

On Sep 30, 7:35*pm, Mikepier wrote:
I am framing out an opening for a sliding closet door in my basement
and had a *2 questions:

1) The sliding door track kit says the height should be 1 3/4" *more
than the door, which means 81 3/4". Does that take into account enough
space on the bottom of the door so it doesn't hit the floor? Or am I
suppose to add 1/2" or so on top of the 81 3/4".

2) *The closet doors is adjacent to a sheetrock wall. Can the door
just close *up against the sheetrock wall, or is there suppose to be
something like a 2X4 or door jamb on the side of the frame? What is
usually done on the sides?

I take it you are not talking about a pocket door. The 1.75 inches
should be for all clearances.You could lay out the parts on the floor
to figure it out. Pocket door, I do not know about.
Cut it more if you like and if its too much you can always install a
threshold. I think that looks better anyway. Ive see them with no jamb
but I like it better with the door trimmed out.


Jimmie