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Does anyone have a non juddery internal sliding door?

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Looking to save space, in my mind they all judder along and are painful to live with, is this still true?


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 7:03 pm
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We have wooden sliding doors between the living room and the rear living room (office / snug /dining room - delete too taste) . They don’t judder, possibly as they hang from their runners.

Ours recess into stud walls.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 7:09 pm
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Silicone spray is your friend


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 7:34 pm
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Pocket doors. Genius things!


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 7:39 pm
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Pocket doors. Genius things!

He wants to save space but it sounds like he's after something a bit bigger.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 8:01 pm
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We use Eclisse pocket doors and there’s no judder on those.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 8:45 pm
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We've got a bi-fold on the internal kitchen door, top hung* and slides nice.

*Well, tip slider, it's fixed top and bottom on one side.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 8:49 pm
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Great thanks, probs just memories of horrific shower doors in old student rentals


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 9:18 pm
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Hanging sliders mean the weight of the door pushes over the friction of the runners. Floor runners get crud on them and the wheels judder against these.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 9:42 pm
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I fitted 2 pocket doors back in 2017, still running smooth and are a life saver in a house where the old door swings were an absolute pain. I was moving / rebuilding stud walls so it was easy enough to integrate them, not always the case though! I just used some pocket door kits, but there are also some options for top-hung sliders that sit on the face of the wall rather than running into the wall.


 
Posted : 07/10/2024 7:16 am
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Yep, mine are just fine.  They initially were a pain as the 'installers' didn't read the instructions properly but once I corrected that they have been great


 
Posted : 07/10/2024 7:36 am

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