How to install rollers on wardrobe doors

Sliding wardrobes are popular designs used to store a large number of items, clothing and accessories. They are equipped with different mechanisms, and the most popular are models equipped with sliding doors. For their optimal and comfortable use, special roller systems are used. This requires high-quality rollers for sliding wardrobes, which can be made of different materials; in order for the entire mechanism to work, they and other components must be installed correctly.

Major breakdowns

Key points that come up when using a wardrobe:

• the doors do not fit closely to the cabinet walls, or to each other;
• the doors are tight, there are creaks and other extraneous sounds;

The second problem can be solved by cleaning the chute along which the rollers move, which can be clogged with dirt and dust. You can clean it with a sharp object or a vacuum cleaner.

Perhaps your problem can be solved by cleaning the guides.

But the first problem is more complicated. Doors may not fit for various reasons:

• if there is a gap in the middle between the door and the walls of the cabinet, then this may indicate that the cabinet is overloaded;
• cracks can also arise due to problems with the frame itself, which can be tilted in one direction or another;
• if the door opens without permission or there is a gap between the wall and the door, this may indicate a malfunction of the stopper or its absence, in this case you need to install the stopper in place and, if possible, fix it with glue or a small screw.

It also happens that the guide itself along which the rollers move has moved away from the body and you just need to remove the doors and screw it back into place.

Gaps between the door and the walls may indicate unadjusted rollers.

Types of breakdowns and ways to fix them

When a wardrobe with sliding doors breaks, there is no need to rush to call a repairman. Most often, you can find the cause and solve the problem yourself. In most cases, furniture repair is needed due to the following:

• elements of the body or its filling are broken;
• parts of the valve opening mechanism are deformed, worn out, torn off, or loose;
• glass and mirror elements of the facade are broken or damaged.

Premium sliding wardrobes are often decorated with carved decor and various moldings. If furniture is not used carefully, they chip, scratch, or break off. After this, their restoration is necessary.

Design, detailing and assembly of a sliding wardrobe with your own hands step by step

Frame defects

During long-term use, the furniture body warps and becomes deformed. It begins to wobble and squeak when the doors move. Sliding door leaves and drawers open with difficulty or become completely jammed. The problem is a broken or loose fastener. Here you need to inspect the wardrobe box and find problematic screws, screws, bolts. Then replace or tighten them with a screwdriver or screwdriver. Additionally, it is recommended to securely fasten the frame iron corners fixed at the joints of the rear wall of the cabinet and both side walls.

The most common cases of failure of wardrobe filling elements:

1. Deflection, breakage of shelves, formation of large cracks on them. The cause of these defects is excessive mechanical stress. It occurs if the base of the storage system is too wide and not reinforced with racks. Panels that are sagging or broken in half cannot be repaired; only their replacement is possible. The new shelf needs to be divided into two compartments and placed in the middle with timber supports to reduce the load.
2. Chips and small cracks on shelves and drawer fronts. These small damages are restored. All defects are covered with wood putty, sanded with fine emery cloth and covered with paint to match the furniture.
3. Deflection, separation from the walls of clothes rails. This happens due to strong mechanical loads. First you need to strengthen the pipe in the middle, this is done using a pass-through holder. It is fixed to the inside of the cabinet lid with screws. Then a rod is threaded through the fittings ring and secured with two flanges on the sides of the furniture.

When using the product, the filling elements break: hangers, hangers, hooks. The fittings also fail: handles, latches, awnings. One of the furniture legs may give way. When repairing wardrobes, these elements are completely replaced.

To prevent the shelves from sagging, you can install timber supports in the middle, which will reduce the load

Chips and small defects on the surface of the shelf can be covered with wood putty, treated with fine sandpaper and coated with paint to match the furniture

If the clothes rail breaks, reinforce the pipe in the middle using a pass-through holder

Damage to mechanical components

If the furniture door moves with difficulty, and there are gaps between it and the body when closing the door, this means that there are problems with the sliding system. They arise due to:

• dirt in the frame groove;
• unreliable fastening of the guide on the box;
• incorrect location of the stopper;
• deformation, wear of wardrobe wheels.

Standard sizes of sliding wardrobes, their internal contents

First of all, the lower frame of the sliding system is inspected for contamination. If they exist, they are removed like this:

• First, dust is collected with a vacuum cleaner;
• then the stuck dirt is removed with a scraper;
• Lastly, the gutter is wiped with a rag soaked in soapy water.

Gaps often form between the doors and the frame of the furniture. This indicates deformation of the case or problems with the stopper. When a gap appears at the junction of the canvas and the central section of the structure, this indicates that it is overloaded. Sometimes the retainer falls out of the groove of the bottom guide, in which case it just needs to be inserted back into the profile. It is advisable to secure the stopper additionally. This is done using screws or Moment construction adhesive.

In some cases, the frame of the sliding system lags behind the frame. Here you need to remove the sash from the guide, then screw the profile with self-tapping screws to the body through new holes drilled with an electric drill. Next, the canvas should be put in its place.

Dirt accumulated in the groove of the frame can lead to problems in the operation of the sliding system

If the retainer has fallen out of the groove of the lower guide, then you just need to insert it back into the profile

If the frame of the sliding system lags behind the frame, you need to remove the sash from the guide, and then screw the profile with self-tapping screws to the body

Door deformation

A sash that creaks, rattles, or jams when moving indicates that the roller has become deformed or the rubber layer covering it has worn off. In this case, the wheel needs to be changed. Before doing this, you can try lubricating the sliding mechanism with technical oil. If this does not solve the problem, drastic measures are needed.

If the doors no longer close completely, are skewed, or deformed, the source of the problem is first determined. It may be that the furniture is overcrowded with things and some of them interfere with the door, so it is necessary to inspect the structure. If the assumption is not confirmed, the wardrobe is repaired with the replacement of rollers and guides. This is done as follows:

1. Lift the door, pull out the lower wheels from the guide, then move the lower part of the canvas and pull it out of the upper profile.
2. Turn the screw at the bottom of the facade using a hexagon.
3. Remove the rollers and install new ones using a hexagon.

Methods of decorating mirrored facades of sliding wardrobes

Remove the door by pulling the wheels out of the guides

Using a hexagon, turn the screw at the bottom of the facade and remove the roller

Install new components

Return the door leaf to its place

The procedure to follow if gaps appear between the canvas and the furniture body:

• the buffer tape in the corner of the facade comes off;
• the screw rotates clockwise, thereby removing the lower gap;
• when the gap is at the top, the fastener rotates in the opposite direction.

Wardrobe doors may not close tightly due to a broken stopper or latch. If the latch falls out or moves, it is inserted back. To ensure reliable repair of wardrobe doors, it is mounted on quick-drying glue. A broken lock is completely replaced.

Retainer repair

Mirror replacement

Over time, fragile decorative elements of furniture facades are scratched, cracked, broken, and their amalgam is peeled off. In this case, the wardrobe mirror changes. The procedure is as follows:

1. The sash is removed from the guide and laid on the floor.
2. Using a screwdriver or screwdriver, the insert frame is disassembled. It is made from an aluminum profile and is fastened with four screws located at the end of the blades. Also, the frame is made of iron and is held in place by roller clamps, which are located on the inside of the sash.
3. The dimensions of the insert are measured. This must be done precisely down to the millimeter.
4. The part is ordered from a furniture shop or glass factory.
5. When the item is delivered, they begin replacing the mirror in the closet. To do this, it is inserted back into the frame, which is screwed to the door.
6. Lastly, the blade is mounted on the guide.

You must work slowly and carefully with the fragile insert. If handled carelessly, it may break. It is advisable to immediately stick a special protective film on the back of the mirror.

Despite the reliability, strength and rigidity, the wardrobe often fails during operation. If the breakdown is simple, then it is easy to repair it yourself. The main thing is to do everything according to the rules.

Disassemble the insert frame, measure its dimensions and order a similar part

Install a new mirror into the frame and install the door leaf on the guide

Types of sliding wardrobe door systems

The wardrobe door system has several varieties and you need to understand which type you have. There may be several situations and it is important to understand which rollers take the load, since they can be either at the bottom or at the top.

Again, there may be guides at the top or bottom rather than rollers. If the rollers are suspended from above on guides, then these rollers are load-bearing, which hold the door suspended, and below there may simply be metal guides that fix the door in its place.

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There are suspended rollers at the top and guides at the bottom.

Rollers at the bottom, guides at the top.

Rollers at the top, but not bearing ones, bearing rollers at the bottom - this is the most common mechanism today.

Rollers at the top, but not bearing ones, bearing rollers at the bottom - this is the most common mechanism today.

These are exactly the videos below.

These are exactly the videos below.

Look and take a closer look at your doors, maybe they just need to be adjusted. Therefore, there may be no need to remove and replace the rollers.

Often simply adjusting the rollers is sufficient.
If you still need to replace the rollers, you need to remove the door.