How to measure a closet opening for sliding doors
Width at the top, middle and bottom. Height at the left, middle and right. Use the smallest of each. Then trim, carpet and walls that lean.
Read the guideGuides for your closet doors
Short, plain answers in the order you will need them: choose the door, measure the opening, know the price, then get it installed or fix the one you have.
Choose the door
Panel or mirror, framed or frameless. Two short reads and you will know which suits the room.
Panel or mirror: which is right for your closet?Light, room size, kids, cleaning and price, room by room.7 min read
Framed or frameless mirror doors: which suits your room?How each is built, how they feel to use, which rooms suit which, and the colours each comes in.7 min read
Already know the look? Design your door and see the price
Measure the opening
Three widths, three heights, the smallest of each. Everything else is about the things that trip people up.
- Closet door sizes: how width, height and overlap workThe size that matters is your opening, not a standard door. How panel count and overlap work, and what to type in.7 min read
- Closet doors for tight downtown Toronto condosMeasuring under a bulkhead, panel or mirror in a small unit, and getting the kit up on moving day.7 min read
Know the price
What moves the number, what the common sizes cost, and why you see it before you pay.
Common sizes and what they costPrices for the usual openings, 36 to 120 inches wide, panel and mirror, plus HST.
What a sliding door costs in TorontoHow the price is made up, what moves it, and why you see it before you pay.
Paying with KlarnaHow paying in 4 works, who can use it, and what to know before you choose it.
Your size, your price, now
Type the opening, pick the look, and the number is on the screen before you give us a name.
Design your door
Install or repair
Buildr Home is pickup only. Here is how installation works, and what to do with the doors you already have.
Getting it installed or deliveredWe can pass your job to an independent installer in the GTA. They quote and book the job with you directly. Their work and their price are between you and them.Guide
Doors coming off the track? Why, and how to fix itClean the tracks, check the top hangers and the bottom guide, rehang. And when to replace instead.3 min read
Replacing old or broken mirror closet doorsA new kit in the size that fits your opening, tracks and fascia included, for doors that are cracked, off the track or just tired.Guide