Install Closet Door Track Over Carpet

Align the bracket track on the floor as per sliding door installation instructions.

Install closet door track over carpet.

2 cut a piece of. Step 2 mark the screw hole locations through the track using a black fine point marker to mark the spots on the carpet. Lay the bottom track in place across the doorframe s width. Then install the track centered on the top of the frame header with the pivot bracket toward the jamb.

Use a piece of wood that is the same height at the carpet. The wood should be installed centered against the door frame on each side. Cut out the carpet and padding with a utility knife to fit the block of wood that is slightly larger than the bracket. Typically the top door rail is installed and the doors hung to find the exact positioning of the floor bracket.

Typically the top door rail is installed and the doors hung to find the exact positioning of the floor bracket. Pick the screws that are slightly longer than 1 inch to accommodate the carpet s thickness. Step 1 bi fold doors work with a track and brackets. Cut the track to leave a 1 16 inch gap on either end.

Mark the screw hole locations through the track using a black fine point marker to mark the spots on the carpet. 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. 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. 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.

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. Set the track aside and grasp the carpet and padding strips pulling them up revealing the concrete subfloor. Mark the spot where the two door panels overlap. Hold it firmly in place with one hand and pull the utility knife blade along both sides cutting through the carpet and carpet padding.

By leaving the carpet intact and just taking the underlay out you can install the track directly over the carpet. Screw the wood into the subfloor and then install the bottom pivot bracket on top of it.