Sliding Door Wardrobes
The space-saving choice, made to measure for rooms where a hinged door will not work.
Sliding door wardrobes run on a track rather than swinging outwards, so they need no clearance in front. That makes them the practical choice in bedrooms where the bed sits close to the wardrobe, or where a hinged door would foul a radiator, a chimney breast or a doorway. They are built to the same made-to-measure specification as our hinged wardrobes and cost from around £3,000 for a single run.
When sliding doors are the right answer
A hinged wardrobe door needs roughly 600mm of clear floor in front of it. In a smaller bedroom, or one where the bed has to sit close to the wall, that space simply does not exist. Sliding doors remove the problem entirely, which often means you can run wardrobes along a wall that would otherwise be unusable.
They also suit long runs. A four or five metre wall of hinged doors is a lot of swinging timber. The same run in sliding doors stays flush and reads as a single quiet surface.
The trade-off worth knowing
Sliding doors overlap, so you can only ever open part of the run at once. In practice that means the interior layout matters more than it does with hinged doors: everyday items need to sit behind the panels you open most, and it is worth planning where the seasonal storage goes.
We work this through at the design stage rather than leaving you to discover it later.
Finishes
Mirrored
Returns light to the room and removes the need for a separate full-length mirror. The usual choice in smaller bedrooms.
Painted
Any RAL or Farrow and Ball colour, hand-painted or spray-finished.
Woodgrain
Textured finishes that suit warmer, more traditional rooms.
Glass
Coloured or smoked glass panels for a contemporary finish.
Combination
Mixed panels, for example mirrored centre with painted outer doors.
Tracks and hardware
The track is what determines whether a sliding wardrobe still feels good in ten years. We use soft-close top-hung systems, which carry the weight from above and keep the floor track clear, so the doors run quietly and there is no channel collecting dust along the bottom.
Everything is covered by our 10 year guarantee, including the running gear.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about sliding door wardrobes.
A single sliding wardrobe run typically starts around £3,000 to £5,000, and a full wall of floor-to-ceiling sliding wardrobes runs from £5,000 to £9,000. Price depends on the width, the door finish and how the interior is specified. Every quote includes design, manufacture and installation.
It depends on the room rather than on quality. Sliding doors need no clearance in front, so they suit tighter bedrooms and long runs. Hinged doors let you open the whole wardrobe at once, so they suit larger rooms and anyone who wants to see everything in one go. We will recommend one or the other after seeing the space.
Sliding doors sit on a track in front of the carcass, so the wardrobe needs around 100mm more depth than a hinged equivalent. Around 650mm total is comfortable for full hanging. Where depth is very tight we would usually suggest hinged doors instead.
Yes, and it is usually what we recommend. Running the doors to the ceiling removes the dust-collecting gap at the top and adds a full shelf of storage above the hanging. Doors are made to your ceiling height rather than a standard size.
Not with a properly specified top-hung system. The weight is carried from above rather than resting on a floor channel, which is what causes cheaper systems to drop and jam. The running gear is covered by our 10 year guarantee.
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