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Questions tagged [wardrobe]

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Which lubricant for plastic rail guides on sliding doors?

I'm looking to lubricate the plastic rails of the sliding doors on a vintage wardrobe. Would regular oil, mineral oil, or something else be the best option?
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How do I remove this round metal insert in an old wardrobe?

It's some kind of screw/insert of an old wardrobe/closet.
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Adjust wardrobe sliding glass door

I've just moved into a new house and there is a large sliding wardrobe where the doors are not straight. Having done some research it looks like there is some tweaking at the wheels that can be done to lift the side of each door up and…
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How to prevent large wardrobe doors from sliding?

I have a large wardrobe(3.5 meters) with 5 sliding doors and 2 tracks. 3 doors are on track A while 2 doors are on track B. The problem is that the person who made this did not think about the wood working under door's load. There are drawers under…
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Built-in Wardrobe Using Silicone / Sealant to attach to Wall

I've just removed an in-built wardrobe in our new-build apartment and have realised that they only used sealant to secure it to the walls and ceiling. This was an L-shaped wardrobe in an L-shaped nook. The wardrobe was a hybrid between a front frame…
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Building cupboard around corner-flush consumer unit

I have a consumer unit that is right in the corner next to my front door and I'm wanting to make the space a bit more useable for storage etc. The consumer unit is in its own metal enclosure so is fire safe and OK to put in a cupboard of some kind,…
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Align plumb wardrobe and non-plumb window frame

I'm installing a wardrobe at the edge of a window in my 1930s apartment. The sides of the wardrobe are plumb, but the window frame is not, as you can see in the photo -- about 5/8" over roughly 63"H. (The lower piece of blue tape in the picture…
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Prevent MDF sliding door from bending when hanged

I'm retrofitting sliding doors on a wardrobe. I decided to use the fixtures from Ikea Hasvik and custom made MDF doors. The issue: the doors are bending towards the inside of the closet. They are not flat. The doors are 2400 x 600 x 18 mm Also the…
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Wardrobe leaning backward, how to pad out space and level out?

I've just built a tall Ikea PAX wardrobe and it appears to be leaning backward somewhat (see photo). I'm wondering how I should go about correcting this? Initial idea: There are brackets on the top left and top right designed to secure the carcass…
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Can I use 18mm melamine/chipboard to construct a wardrobe plinth?

I am building a plinth for a wardrobe that I will place on carpet. Can somebody please sanity check my initial thought of using a relatively 'thin' sheet material such as 18mm ply/melamine/chipboard instead of a perhaps more traditional 'thick'…
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