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3rd January 2024, 10:02 AM #1
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DIY - Cavity sliders/sliding doors/pocket doors
folks, has anyone made their own cavity sliders/pocket door frames? we are cutting through a bedroom wall into an empty space and will turn this into my daughter's wardrobe. the walls are non standard thickness at around 100 mm. was thinking that i could use 70 x 35 mm studs laterally on either side but 70mm plus 40mm door plus gaps is going to make a very thick wall and will waste some space. What timber should i use? the frames i have bought before all seem to be made out of thin hardwood or aluminium.
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3rd January 2024, 01:55 PM #2
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IMO it is not really worth the hassle, you can order them for different thickness walks but for a one off job like yours I would just replace the jambs for wider ones and pack out the cavity slider frame to suit your stud width
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4th January 2024, 09:17 AM #3
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cheers beardy. was it simply red who sang "Money's too tight to mention..."? am hoping to make them from materials i already have. might go down to the big hardware shed and measure one of theirs up. that should give me enough to go on.
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