We’re moving into a condo where the previous owners removed a wall-to-wall closet that used to be in the second bedroom. We need the storage space so I’m planning on reinstalling it, but the articles and plans I’ve found so far are not very helpful. Everything I see has a lot of complex wall framing with hanging double doors, but I literally just want a small space with sliding doors, like the unit used to have. How much more complicated do I truly need to get than installing some tracks for sliding doors with a few hang bars and shelves behind them? Is there a particular disadvantage to doing things that way vs. how Google seems to want me to (besides babyproofing)?
If you could find sliding doors of the correct height, you could install 2-3 of them on tracks at the top of the space and skip framing altogether. Another option, if you’re feeling a little less crafty could just be using those zig zag room dividers to separate the space and put up closet rods. At any rate I don’t think framing the entire wall is completely necessary since all you’re really looking for is more of a facade than anything.
The ikea PAX is the easy way out.
PAX without doors can also be combined with sliding doors from some other company in front of them.
It’s a free-standing waste of space when the nook for the cupboard is already there?
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