SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM
FITTING & FIXING GUIDELINES
IMPORTANT
All loads are taken by the top track to ensure smooth,
light operation and long life.
Prior to installing this system, inspect for damage and do not proceed to fit if any
noticeable damage or defect is evident. The door should be stored in a dry flat
location before installation.
This system can be fitted on walls with or without architraves.
CAUTION The wall MUST be capable of carrying the load of the door in
all conditions. The door must not be trimmed.
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Pack contents
1. Metal track
2. MDF batten
3. Pelmet
4. End caps – left and right
5. Metal door hangers x2
Tools required
• Spirit level
• Drill
• 2mm wood drill bit
• 2mm metal drill bit
• Screwdriver drill bit
• Masonry/ timber drill bit
(dependent on your wall
material)
• 3 metre tape
• Rubber mallet
• Pencil
6. Door stops x2
7. Plastic door guides x2
8. Finger pull handles x2
9. Metal track brackets x2
Components
1. M
etal
track
2. MDF
1 Opening sizes
The sliding door system
is designed to cover a
standard opening size
of up to 762mm (2’6’’)
wide, with a maximum
height of 2070mm from
the floor to the top of
the architrave.
FITTING & FIXING GUIDELINES
2 Preparation
Before fitting the sliding door system you will need
to prepare the area. If applicable, remove your old
door and all fixings attached to the door frame.
Fill and paint over any recesses left from the hinges
and latch keeps.
762mm
(2’’6)
2070mm
Materials
required
3. Pelmet
batten
• Minimum 50mm fixings for
fixing the batten and track
to the wall / minimum 30mm
fixings for fitting the track
directly to the wall. These
need to be appropriate for
either brick or timber.
• 20mm wood screws for fixing
the track to the batten.
NOTE – This system can be
fitted on walls with or without
architraves. Please note, where
architraves are fitted the batten
and brackets are required.
3 Fitting the finger pull handles
Lay the door flat. Using a rubber mallet, tap the finger pull handle into the pre-machined hole.
Turnover the door and repeat.
4 Fitting the metal door hangers
This product is reversible depending on which way
you want the door to slide. Decide which way you
want the door to slide and ensure the handle is
positioned to the closing edge.
Place the hanger brackets to the top edge of the
door 140mm in from either side, and positioned
flush to the back face of the door. Fix using the
screws provided.
4. E
nd caps – left and right
5. M
etal door hangers
6. D
oor stops
7. Plastic door guides
8. Finger pull handles
9. M
etal track brackets
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FITTING & FIXING GUIDELINES
If fitting the system over existing architraves follow instruction 5a, if fitting flush to a wall move to instruction 5b.
5a Fixing the track – with architraves
Positioning the track
Measure and mark 2068mm from the floor level
upwards.
Line up the top edge of the batten to the marked
level, ensuring that the previously marked central
fixing point is vertically in line with the inside edge
of the jamb on the opening side. Use a spirit level to
check it is level.
Preparing the batten
Place the metal track on top of the batten, ensuring
they line up on either end as shown in the diagram.
Mark all fixing locations from the track onto the
batten and pilot drill using a 2mm wood drill bit.
Positioning the track and batten
Measure and mark 2104mm from the floor level to
above the top architrave.
Line up the top edge of the batten to the marked
level, ensuring that the previously marked central
fixing point is vertically in line with the inside edge
of the jamb on the opening side. Use a spirit level to
check it is level.
Fixing the batten
Depending on the construction of the wall that you
are fixing to, use appropriate fixings to firmly secure
the batten to the wall, at the pre-set location. Fix at
3 points (in between the pre-marked locations), at
both ends and roughly central points. Use a spirit
level to ensure it is fixed level.
Fixing the track
Place the track up to the fixed batten and line up
the pre-marked fixing locations. Fix the track to the
batten using 20mm wood screws. Check with a
spirit level to check the track is level.
5b Fixing the track – without architraves
Fixing the track
Depending on the construction of the wall that
you are fixing into, use appropriate fixings to firmly
secure the track to the wall at the pre-set location.
Use a spirit level to check the track is level.
2068mm
2104mm
6 Hanging the door into the track
Lift the door at an angle,
wheels towards the
track, hook the hangers
into the track and
straighten the door.
Use the adjustment bolts
to set the door height
and to ensure that the
hanging door sits square
and level within the track.
Adjustment
Fixing the metal track brackets
At the 2 outer fixing locations, position the metal
track bracket over the fixing point and fix to the
batten using 20mm wood screws.
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7 Fitting the plastic door guides
Plastic door guides are provided to prevent the door
from coming out of the metal track and to ensure
a smooth, light operation. Side the door fully over
the opening, in the closed position, and fix the floor
guides into position either side of the door as shown
in the diagram.
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9 Fitting the pelmet
Attach the end caps to either end of the pelmet. Lift
and locate the pelmet in the groove on the rear side
of the track.
8 Fitting the door stops
With the door located in the closed position, place
one of the stops in the orientation as shown in the
diagram against the roller on the closing side. Mark
through the fixing locations onto the track and pilot
drill using a 2mm metal drill bit. Fix using the
screws provided.
Slide the door into the open position, ensuring that
the bottom edge of the door is still in contact with
the floor guides. Position the second door stop in
the orientation as shown in the diagram against the
roller on the opening side. Mark through the fixing
locations onto the track and pilot drill using a 2mm
metal drill bit. Fix using the screws provided.
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