Sportique
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Hi everyone, I have agreed :roll: to build a fitted wardrobe - a fairly straightforward design, except SWMBO would like sliding Japanese-style full height doors.
The doors are approximately 2100x900mm each and the inside of each door will be lined with cotton fabric to give a "Japanese" effect. This design will also be within the weight capacity of the sliding door mechanism.
The outer door frame will be 100x50mm softwood.
The questions I have are:
1. I had planned to use the following sizes of hardwood for the doors: bottom rail 100x38mm, top rail and stiles 50 x 38mm, transoms and mullions 25x25mm (set back flush with the inner plane). Will these sizes give reasonable stiffness/durability?
2. I had hoped to do without any scribing material around the frames, if the walls/ceiling allow is it OK to fix the outer frame directly to wall/ceiling or is it best to always build in a scribing fillet?
3. Finally, the inside partitions/shelves will be 18mm mahogany faced ply, how is it best to fit edging to this? I don't have a biscuit jointer.
4. (Added by edit) How should I deal with skirts/coving - either remove, or set the frames into them, or scribe the frames to match??
Thanks for any suggestions.
Dave
Below is a sketchup:
The doors are approximately 2100x900mm each and the inside of each door will be lined with cotton fabric to give a "Japanese" effect. This design will also be within the weight capacity of the sliding door mechanism.
The outer door frame will be 100x50mm softwood.
The questions I have are:
1. I had planned to use the following sizes of hardwood for the doors: bottom rail 100x38mm, top rail and stiles 50 x 38mm, transoms and mullions 25x25mm (set back flush with the inner plane). Will these sizes give reasonable stiffness/durability?
2. I had hoped to do without any scribing material around the frames, if the walls/ceiling allow is it OK to fix the outer frame directly to wall/ceiling or is it best to always build in a scribing fillet?
3. Finally, the inside partitions/shelves will be 18mm mahogany faced ply, how is it best to fit edging to this? I don't have a biscuit jointer.
4. (Added by edit) How should I deal with skirts/coving - either remove, or set the frames into them, or scribe the frames to match??
Thanks for any suggestions.
Dave
Below is a sketchup: