Install Closet Door Track Over Carpet

Step 1 bi fold doors work with a track and brackets.

Install closet door track over carpet.

Typically the top door rail is installed and the doors hung to find the exact positioning of the floor bracket. Hang the plumb bob from the center of the top track already installed and mark the point on the floor as well as the inside of the door jamb near the bottom of the door frame. Align the bracket track on the floor as per sliding door installation instructions. You still have the problem with the carpet fastening at the front of the closet.

Mark the screw hole locations through the track using a black fine point marker to mark the spots on the carpet. Use a piece of wood that is the same height at the carpet. 2 cut a piece of. Cut the track to leave a 1 16 inch gap on either end.

By leaving the carpet intact and just taking the underlay out you can install the track directly over the carpet. Typically the top door rail is installed and the doors hung to find the exact positioning of the floor bracket. Lay the bottom track in place across the doorframe s width. Pick the screws that are slightly longer than 1 inch to accommodate the carpet s thickness.

Set the track aside and grasp the carpet and padding strips pulling them up revealing the concrete subfloor. Then install the track centered on the top of the frame header with the pivot bracket toward the jamb. Mark the spot where the two door panels overlap. Cut out the carpet and padding with a utility knife to fit the block of wood that is slightly larger than the bracket.

Measure the opening width of the door for a sliding closet door with rail leaving 1 inch about 2 5cm of overlap to accommodate the door guide. Use wood screws to install the guide in place. If you are installing wardrobe doors over a wood floor floorboards or chipboard and plan to carpet afterwards then it s best to install a floor liner first to allow you to level the bottom track and provide a neat straight edge to carpet up to. Height should be ok unless the carpet is unusually thick no cutting no extra labor dont forget you would have to secure the carpet behind the track also.

Screw the wood into the subfloor and then install the bottom pivot bracket on top of it. The wood should be installed centered against the door frame on each side.