Built In Wardrobes Using B&Q Sliding Glass Doors | DIY Project It seems every year instead of presents for my parents they get me to do some kind of a job around the house. Last year they wanted their bathroom remodelled it's, and this year it's new built-in wardrobes for their bedroom. After listening to what my dad had in mind I just had to step in and save him from destroying another room. This was meant to be a two-part, series but my mum has decided to remodel the interior herself. In this video, I frame out for B&Q glass sliding doors along with building 3 platforms to help hide the disastrous wallpapering which was undertaken by my dad. ▸ Support on Patreon! - www.patreon.com/WHCreations ▸ My Website - www.whcreations.co.uk
Brilliant video 👍This is what a real how to build sliding wardrobes unit should be. Dealing with real issues with walls and ceilings and floors that aren't straight. Weekend's coming up fast so better get buying some timber etc. Look forward to the next project! 👍
Nice job, I really like your tutorial and talk-through directions. I've been wanting to do similar job for a long while and this has given me an idea on how to do it finally. Thanks for the video
Hi. Great tutorial. I'm about to start building my frame. Problem is the joist is too far out. Ideally, i want the doors to run between my two ceiling joist. Could I get away with attaching the 3x2 (2400mm) timber into the ceiling with toggle bolts? I'm concerned they wont hold the weight tbh. Or should I go down the route of screwing timber between the joist and then attaching my frame to the blocking through the ceiling. Only problem is that its a mission to get to the joist in my attic so I'd prefer to avoid this. Could I instead create a surface cleate with 3x2s between the joist and is visible in the room? I'll be boarding the frame anyway so it wont be visible. Thanks
Nice video. How did you work out the height of the top runner? Is it purely the height of the door or do you include/allow for the top guide and bottom roller?
@@WHCreationsYou seem so proud of lacking common sense. One would think you people invented what we now call being a gentleman, that's nonsense. Disgusting behavior like this is just the norm for them. Farthing, burping loud, scratching ***** in plain sight etc No common sense whatsoever. Stoppped watching after that.
Sounds like you fell out the boring tree and hit every branch on the way down. Just to note, I find your language rather disgusting and would rather you didnt swear on my comments. I stopped reading when I saw it. Disgusting
@@WHCreations Sorry for the language, my bad, I edited my comment. If acting like that to people I don't know is what you would call being funny, than I prefer being boring. You just proved my point, you lot seem to think that is just normal behaviour, something fun and funny. Just to be clear, everyone winds, burps etc what gives one a scale on decency and common sense is the context of the situation and if one just has the decency to say : sorry or excuse me etc. Or is that just for Oxford and Cambridge graduates?
This vid came up on my recommended list, fitted these same doors for a customer. Same kind of problems, nothing straight and a bit of messing about reseating the metal frame on the mirror properly, but like you say, the glide action on them is nice and smooth. You could have used some strips of timber to create the door rebates, the mdf panels would have covered the joints. The only trouble with these kind of kits is you can sometimes spend as much time working out vague instructions as doing the work.
Hello mate, I think I've got these doors and the plastic wheels at the top have come off and I cant find where to snap the replacements in. It's nuts, there just doesnt seem anywhere to clip on! Any tips?
I didnt get to finish it mate. It was clad in mdf and painted. The inside isn't to my liking but personal preference. Sorry I can't help much more than that
hi why did you make the additional top frame, because doors are not tall enough? what is your safe height of a door recomendation the door is going to ve sliding on the floor and ceiling trails wheel on top and bottom part of the doors i will make 3 sliding door size of 230x70
Yes, the doors don't go floor to ceiling so the top rail was to secure it to place. I'm sorry I can't give you any advice concerning your door. I would highly recommend hiring or getting advice from a local building/carpenter in your area.
Hey, I think they just pushed in. Don't quote me though as it was some time ago. Have a look at the instructions that come with your doors as they will differ from door to door
ida put the far door closest to the windows in first so you don’t see the edge of the doors. nice job building it all out. those floor to ceiling mirror doors look great.
Ive got a lovely sliding door bensons for beds wardrobe and ive always wondered if the doors could be taken off and incorporated into a built in wardrobe. By the looks of it yes but id need a tradesman with your patience
Hey andy, I suspect any doors could be removed and put onto a new project, it would be worth contacting your local trade person to talk through this more.
Ideally yes, which is why I was using a small drill bit to test. The plasterboard alone won't give the kind of stability needed unless you get some plasterboard fittings which will take the weight of the beam.
Id like to do something similar, difference is mine would be going "wall to wall". Its a much smaller room, to the left hand side would be the door/entrance to the room so I would need to put a show end on it. Wondering what I could use, maybe a high gloss section like they use on a tall kitchen unit? also, on your design there is timber visible to the right which looks proud of the sliding doors. Would you just paint that or did you cover it with something? Cheers
Hey jc, the idea was that I would use 4x2 to frame the doors and then use MDF to create a nice surround to hide it all. Inside would have been framed out for shelves and tv etc. Its a shame they decided to do it themselves, but there you go. A kitchen side would work. Failing that a piece of mdf cut to size and painted to match the room
I was originally told ikea, but they were actually b&q. You will have to check with the instructions for your doors that you purchase, the best method for hanging. I hope this helps
What do you think about fixing the bottom rail onto carpet or perhaps screw a piece of timber either 1x2 or 2x2 over the carpet and then install the rail ontop
Hey ameer. The idea originally was that they wanted some sort of skirting board underneath. This was then changed when I couldn't get back before they wanted it all done. But yes of course you could also do this
It never was I'm afraid. The video was posted with the intention of going back to finish it. My work schedule meant it wouldnt be for a month or so, and my parents decided to do it themselves.
Well thought out job. Just wondering though why you leveled the ceiling. Would it not have been easier to level the lower rail and cut the noggins accordingly. Not a criticism at all, just a suggestion. Nice job though
Thanks buddy. Yeah either way would work. You may have been right about doing the bottom first. It was a while ago now and at first I didn't think it would have taken as long as it did. Suppose its very much a see as you go
+Richard's Woodshop thank you richard. It certainly was a challenge. Unfortunately since filming my parents have decided to finish off the job themselves due to time restraints.
@@WHCreations we are doing wardrobes at moment and had to get new ones for the doors the instructions wasnt very good on paper but we managed to sort it thanks tho
Just wondering if the rails you're using are standard ikea ones? I didn't realise that they spanned that much space. Advice on where to get compatible rail would be really really welcome!! Cheers
Hi thanks for getting in touch. It turns out after all this time that my parents meant b&q. I'm not one for Ikea or b&q myself so didn't know. Appologies for the confusion and hope that has helped clear things up.
Iv never known a decent way of finding the ceiling joists. Would knocking along the ceiling to find a hard part like you do on stud walls and maybe running a magnet to find any screw or nail heads
A magnet is a great little trick Scott. In an old house it may be galvanised nails rather than the more recent screw. For me I knocked along and can sort of find what I need. Drill a small hole in the area you think being careful not to drill into anything like wires etc. I knew which way the joists were running so that helped a lot
@@WHCreations goo man knowing what way joists are going to helps. Jus watching your bike shed vid now. Ha. Keep good vids going. Ur editing is professional. How you learn that
The editing for the wardrobe was done all by a friend of mine who wanted to get into filming. He is a photographer. All the others are just me with a camera being silly and making bits. The editing is just something I pick up... not professional by a long shot
Hey John, totally agree with you but feel the time it would have taken to do it that way may have taken a little longer than the way I did it in the video. Oh and basically i like making it hard for myself 😉🤘
@@WHCreations reall y good video just a tip once the bottom track is positioned make a rod the height of the doors then build the head to it might save some time, but you done well from what you got regards tony ajs carpentry
Nice video, thanks! I'm installing my own fitted wardrobes as well. What type of wood (soft, hard, etc) did you used for the door frames (i.e. fixed to the ceiling, walls and floor)?
Instead of raising the floor inside the wardrobe you should have done that first large enough to mount the flòor track on, then you would have a smaller filler at the roof and would just need to trim along the floor for a neater finish plus trim over that cls timber as its not a finishing timber.
+Ravi hi Ravi. Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately this was filmed a number of weeks back and since filming my parents due to time restraints have decided to finish the project off themselves. Time will tell whether I am called back again haha.
Quality vid. After watching this, I would love to have a go myself. Do you have any pics of the finished article with the MDF surround? Also, do you thing you could do this by laying the base of the frame on carpet and screwing it through, without having to take the carpet up?
Thanks. I dont have any photos of the finished article. I never got the chance to finish it as my parents took over. It's their finish and not mine and not something I would have done. In terms of fixing it over carpets I would be dubious. You really need a firm stable and flat fixture point. I would lay it over the carpet and then cut up to the fixing point, remove carpet and fix down some new grips to affix carpet too. I dont think this step would take too long but would definitely give you a better finish.
Hey, unfortunately not. I let my parents know the time I could get round there to finish off and then they decided they wanted it done before... it's not to my standard but hey ho they're happy.
Hi Will . if you would like to do this kind of work as a job please contact unflatpack.com and ask for Denver. We do IKEA fitted bedrooms and are looking for installers for the National programme
Built In Wardrobes Using B&Q Sliding Glass Doors | DIY Project
It seems every year instead of presents for my parents they get me to do some kind of a job around the house. Last year they wanted their bathroom remodelled it's, and this year it's new built-in wardrobes for their bedroom.
After listening to what my dad had in mind I just had to step in and save him from destroying another room.
This was meant to be a two-part, series but my mum has decided to remodel the interior herself.
In this video, I frame out for B&Q glass sliding doors along with building 3 platforms to help hide the disastrous wallpapering which was undertaken by my dad.
▸ Support on Patreon! - www.patreon.com/WHCreations
▸ My Website - www.whcreations.co.uk
Brilliant video 👍This is what a real how to build sliding wardrobes unit should be. Dealing with real issues with walls and ceilings and floors that aren't straight. Weekend's coming up fast so better get buying some timber etc. Look forward to the next project! 👍
Nice job, I really like your tutorial and talk-through directions. I've been wanting to do similar job for a long while and this has given me an idea on how to do it finally. Thanks for the video
Thank you. I'm glad you found it useful, good luck in your build
Hi. Great tutorial. I'm about to start building my frame. Problem is the joist is too far out. Ideally, i want the doors to run between my two ceiling joist. Could I get away with attaching the 3x2 (2400mm) timber into the ceiling with toggle bolts? I'm concerned they wont hold the weight tbh. Or should I go down the route of screwing timber between the joist and then attaching my frame to the blocking through the ceiling. Only problem is that its a mission to get to the joist in my attic so I'd prefer to avoid this. Could I instead create a surface cleate with 3x2s between the joist and is visible in the room? I'll be boarding the frame anyway so it wont be visible. Thanks
Sorry mate I can't give advice unfortunately.
Great video. It's how I would've tackled the job too, so it's given me confidence as a DIY'er to know I'm doing it right. Thank you.
That's awesome! Good luck with it. 🤘
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Doing a retro here and thought of same idea from Ikea, gonna do a slider between bedroom and bathroom. Will post vid in a couple weeks. Great work!
Nice video. How did you work out the height of the top runner? Is it purely the height of the door or do you include/allow for the top guide and bottom roller?
Pretty certain it said in the instructions for the door mate. Cheers 🍻
That was a majestic solo from the wind section there. Good arse!
Great video too, very helpful!
Hahaha my mate stated in the edit... this has to stay! And it did. Thanks buddy
@@WHCreationsYou seem so proud of lacking common sense. One would think you people invented what we now call being a gentleman, that's nonsense. Disgusting behavior like this is just the norm for them. Farthing, burping loud, scratching ***** in plain sight etc No common sense whatsoever.
Stoppped watching after that.
Sounds like you fell out the boring tree and hit every branch on the way down. Just to note, I find your language rather disgusting and would rather you didnt swear on my comments. I stopped reading when I saw it. Disgusting
@@WHCreations Sorry for the language, my bad, I edited my comment.
If acting like that to people I don't know is what you would call being funny, than I prefer being boring. You just proved my point, you lot seem to think that is just normal behaviour, something fun and funny.
Just to be clear, everyone winds, burps etc what gives one a scale on decency and common sense is the context of the situation and if one just has the decency to say : sorry or excuse me etc. Or is that just for Oxford and Cambridge graduates?
Yep pretty much. Sadly I never got much of an education, the dog kept eating my homework.
This vid came up on my recommended list, fitted these same doors for a customer. Same kind of problems, nothing straight and a bit of messing about reseating the metal frame on the mirror properly, but like you say, the glide action on them is nice and smooth. You could have used some strips of timber to create the door rebates, the mdf panels would have covered the joints. The only trouble with these kind of kits is you can sometimes spend as much time working out vague instructions as doing the work.
Hello mate, I think I've got these doors and the plastic wheels at the top have come off and I cant find where to snap the replacements in. It's nuts, there just doesnt seem anywhere to clip on! Any tips?
Hi, sorry mate I have no idea. This was a while ago now so wouldn't remember what they looked like
Thank you for your excellent video. It truly is 6 star
Ah nice one thanks
Nice work mate!!! Poor old dad !!!
Haha he does try bless him
What does the finished wardrobe look like from the top pls share
I didnt get to finish it mate. It was clad in mdf and painted. The inside isn't to my liking but personal preference. Sorry I can't help much more than that
hi why did you make the additional top frame, because doors are not tall enough? what is your safe height of a door recomendation
the door is going to ve sliding on the floor and ceiling trails wheel on top and bottom part of the doors
i will make 3 sliding door size of 230x70
Yes, the doors don't go floor to ceiling so the top rail was to secure it to place. I'm sorry I can't give you any advice concerning your door. I would highly recommend hiring or getting advice from a local building/carpenter in your area.
How do you attach the top plastic rollers to the door
Hey, I think they just pushed in. Don't quote me though as it was some time ago. Have a look at the instructions that come with your doors as they will differ from door to door
Great technical adjustments.
👍
ida put the far door closest to the windows in first so you don’t see the edge of the doors. nice job building it all out.
those floor to ceiling mirror doors look great.
good video given confidence to try this myself thanks
Thats awesome. Good luck
How much did all the materials cost in total with the doors and tracks
No idea on door costs. The timber came in around £60 from what I remember
Ive got a lovely sliding door bensons for beds wardrobe and ive always wondered if the doors could be taken off and incorporated into a built in wardrobe. By the looks of it yes but id need a tradesman with your patience
Hey andy, I suspect any doors could be removed and put onto a new project, it would be worth contacting your local trade person to talk through this more.
Is there a part 2?
Hello when u drill into the ceiling do you have to drill to to a joist
Ideally yes, which is why I was using a small drill bit to test. The plasterboard alone won't give the kind of stability needed unless you get some plasterboard fittings which will take the weight of the beam.
Brilliant video 👍🏽
Cheers buddy
Good job, doing a similar build right now and got some good tips from your video.
Awesome thanks bud
Excellent work mate!! I'm subscribing ...good honest review 👍
Thanks for the video. Great guide for a similar project I’m starting.
Great video with some humour thrown in!
Thanks mate, itll be boring if it were all serious 😉🤘
Have you got a after photo of the mdf around the doors . Thanks
Sorry bud I dont. I didnt finish the job, my parents decided to do it themselves, and it is not how I wanted it done
Could you share a drawing of how you would have wanted it or a inspo photo pls
Id like to do something similar, difference is mine would be going "wall to wall". Its a much smaller room, to the left hand side would be the door/entrance to the room so I would need to put a show end on it. Wondering what I could use, maybe a high gloss section like they use on a tall kitchen unit? also, on your design there is timber visible to the right which looks proud of the sliding doors. Would you just paint that or did you cover it with something? Cheers
Hey jc, the idea was that I would use 4x2 to frame the doors and then use MDF to create a nice surround to hide it all. Inside would have been framed out for shelves and tv etc. Its a shame they decided to do it themselves, but there you go. A kitchen side would work. Failing that a piece of mdf cut to size and painted to match the room
I've never seen anyone drop one in the middle of a how-to-video before, that's quality!
Subbed just for the fart alone 🤣
What can I say... I'm unique
@@WHCreations lol. Do you have any plans for that wardrobe, I'd like to have a go myself. Cheers bud
Great video, is there no part 2?
Ahhh I see on another comment your parents finished it.
Sadly not mate. They decided to finish it themselves
Interesting job! I'm looking at doing something similar. You mention ikea doors but the title says B&Q... which is it or does it not matter?
I was originally told ikea, but they were actually b&q. You will have to check with the instructions for your doors that you purchase, the best method for hanging. I hope this helps
Nice one mate. I'm building one too this was great. Very informative.
Mate are wheels included with the door ?
I believe they were yeah
My joist in ceiling is right next to the breast which isn't deep enough, and the next 1 is 17 inch which is to much , how do I fix this mate
sorry buddy, you would have to call in builder or structural engineer to work this out for you. I am unable to offer any advice with this.
What do you think about fixing the bottom rail onto carpet or perhaps screw a piece of timber either 1x2 or 2x2 over the carpet and then install the rail ontop
Hey ameer. The idea originally was that they wanted some sort of skirting board underneath. This was then changed when I couldn't get back before they wanted it all done. But yes of course you could also do this
@@WHCreations how did you find the joists in the ceiling above for where to fix the 3x2
I placed a small drill bit through the plasterboard until i hit a joist then found the distance between one and measured off of that 🤘
How do I watch the second ideo of you finishing this project. I'm struggling to find it. Thankyou
It never was I'm afraid. The video was posted with the intention of going back to finish it. My work schedule meant it wouldnt be for a month or so, and my parents decided to do it themselves.
Well thought out job. Just wondering though why you leveled the ceiling. Would it not have been easier to level the lower rail and cut the noggins accordingly. Not a criticism at all, just a suggestion. Nice job though
Thanks buddy. Yeah either way would work. You may have been right about doing the bottom first. It was a while ago now and at first I didn't think it would have taken as long as it did. Suppose its very much a see as you go
Good work overcoming the wonky room. Looking forward to part 2
+Richard's Woodshop thank you richard. It certainly was a challenge. Unfortunately since filming my parents have decided to finish off the job themselves due to time restraints.
Are wheels included with the door ?
I believe so, yes
Just a question. Did you design your framing so the "opening" was the same size as all the doors together when fully closed?
Hi, the doors were purchased to fit the desired width if I remember correctly. There is a slight overlap on each door
wished you could of shown how to put the runners on the doors
From what I remember you just screwed them in place?? Could be wrong
@@WHCreations we are doing wardrobes at moment and had to get new ones for the doors the instructions wasnt very good on paper but we managed to sort it thanks tho
willdone thanks for share😘
Great stuff thank you
Just wondering if the rails you're using are standard ikea ones? I didn't realise that they spanned that much space. Advice on where to get compatible rail would be really really welcome!! Cheers
Hi thanks for getting in touch. It turns out after all this time that my parents meant b&q. I'm not one for Ikea or b&q myself so didn't know. Appologies for the confusion and hope that has helped clear things up.
Instead of routing out.. why not just add a trim to edge?
Yep, would have worked too
Iv never known a decent way of finding the ceiling joists. Would knocking along the ceiling to find a hard part like you do on stud walls and maybe running a magnet to find any screw or nail heads
A magnet is a great little trick Scott. In an old house it may be galvanised nails rather than the more recent screw. For me I knocked along and can sort of find what I need. Drill a small hole in the area you think being careful not to drill into anything like wires etc. I knew which way the joists were running so that helped a lot
@@WHCreations goo man knowing what way joists are going to helps. Jus watching your bike shed vid now. Ha. Keep good vids going. Ur editing is professional. How you learn that
The editing for the wardrobe was done all by a friend of mine who wanted to get into filming. He is a photographer. All the others are just me with a camera being silly and making bits. The editing is just something I pick up... not professional by a long shot
Why not Screw top rail to ceiling then just adjust nogging height to get bottom rail level.... Much easier
Hey John, totally agree with you but feel the time it would have taken to do it that way may have taken a little longer than the way I did it in the video. Oh and basically i like making it hard for myself 😉🤘
@@WHCreations reall y good video just a tip once the bottom track is positioned make a rod the height of the doors then build the head to it might save some time, but you done well from what you got regards tony ajs carpentry
Top tip mate!
Hi how much do these doors cost and you have the name of them as i cant seem to find them
Hey, I dont I am afraid, and I'm not entirely sure what they were called. I will find out and let you know.
WH Creations okay thank you
Valla doors from B&Q.
Nice video, thanks! I'm installing my own fitted wardrobes as well. What type of wood (soft, hard, etc) did you used for the door frames (i.e. fixed to the ceiling, walls and floor)?
Soft wood cls
What's cls
Instead of raising the floor inside the wardrobe you should have done that first large enough to mount the flòor track on, then you would have a smaller filler at the roof and would just need to trim along the floor for a neater finish plus trim over that cls timber as its not a finishing timber.
Thanks mate. Yep was all covered on the end.
Punctuation please
Thanks about to do same great video
Glad it helped
Where is part 2?
Hey, sadly my schedule to go back and finish it off didn't match my parents and they ended up doing it themselves.
Nice build and looking forward to the next part.
Thanks for sharing.
+Ravi hi Ravi. Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately this was filmed a number of weeks back and since filming my parents due to time restraints have decided to finish the project off themselves. Time will tell whether I am called back again haha.
Quality vid. After watching this, I would love to have a go myself. Do you have any pics of the finished article with the MDF surround? Also, do you thing you could do this by laying the base of the frame on carpet and screwing it through, without having to take the carpet up?
Thanks. I dont have any photos of the finished article. I never got the chance to finish it as my parents took over. It's their finish and not mine and not something I would have done. In terms of fixing it over carpets I would be dubious. You really need a firm stable and flat fixture point. I would lay it over the carpet and then cut up to the fixing point, remove carpet and fix down some new grips to affix carpet too. I dont think this step would take too long but would definitely give you a better finish.
where is part 2
Never happened im afraid
I think first u need to solve floor crqckling noise and after build a wardrobe
Floor was solid. Been in for a while now and it's had no issues, but thanks for commenting
part 2 ever made?
Hey, unfortunately not. I let my parents know the time I could get round there to finish off and then they decided they wanted it done before... it's not to my standard but hey ho they're happy.
Love the T-shirt
Where’s the second video
Never happened unfortunately. Parents wanted to do it themselves. Not to my liking but not my house. I think it could have looked pretty good
The best DIY video I've seen ever.
Ace hold music.
Meddling old woman, walks out farting. 🤣
Where’s part 2?????
Never happened im afraid. My work schedule would mean I wouldn't be able to go back quick enough for them so they finished it themselvea
You hurt my head....😮
That's nice
@ 7:09 wast impressive though
HAHA it was a scorcher!
You had me at Nick Zammeti
What you on about the light is fading outside… you are not working outside.. 🙈.
Who knows I was drunk at the time
I need to hire you i think?!
haha
Nice fart and excellent job and tutorial.
It was a most splendid trouser trumpet 🤙
Hi Will . if you would like to do this kind of work as a job please contact unflatpack.com and ask for Denver. We do IKEA fitted bedrooms and are looking for installers for the National programme
Thanks bud. Please message me details on whcreationsyt@googlemail.com thanks
@@WHCreations hello mate thanks for replying I've just sent you a message on Facebook as well so feel free to chat to me on there
So boring, I don’t need to see you unwrap the doors 👎🏻
But you did anyways, and I thank you for your view and comment 😊