Install Closet Door Track Over Laminate

How to install a wardrobe door track over a laminate floor.

Install closet door track over laminate.

Installation over laminate flooring sliding wardrobe doors. Installing laminate wood flooring under the future sliding door you should know some simple rules. How to install bifold closet doors on laminate flooring by kristan hart. This video shows how to install a closet track onto laminate wood flooring.

If you re remodeling your closet and installing sliding doors you may be concerned when it comes to installing the bottom brackets on your carpeting. Many flooring manufacturers produce laminate floors in wood resilient tile and sheet vinyl. Feel free to share like subscribe and comment. Sliding doors can be confusing to install on carpet because instead of small corner brackets they typically are installed with track brackets that run the width of the closet opening.

Laminate flooring offers a flat and solid surface on which to fix the bottom track or liner and track. Since sliding doors do not exert a lot of pressure at the guides on the bottom you could size the screw to only secure itself into the laminate itself say no more than 1 2 long screws considering the laminate should be about 3 8 thick the mounting plate is. Insert screws through the track in the appropriate holes and into the top of your door frame to secure the track to your closet. Measure and cut the door track to fit the top of your closet door opening.

If the laminate flooring is already laid then you can install the doors directly upon it using the bottom track alone or the liner and track method as described above. Laminate flooring is made to move when needed so screwing through to the subfloor under the laminate may not do the floor well.