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   ring | Jul 25, 2009 08:12am | #1

   You need to know that a kitchen environment, with crumbs, spills, etc. is not friendly to any kind of slide mechanism. The bottom track in the cabinet tends to get dirty rather fast, and the result is that the door starts to snag and run erratically. The next stage is that someone in a hurry (usually the man of the house) loses his patience and slams the damn door, with the result that now it has jumped the track and won't work at all. Beware sliding doors in kitchen cabinets.

   David Ring

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   oldusty | Jul 26, 2009 03:08am | #2

    Kungur ,

             Sliding doors can certainly be used in kitchens , there are more then one type of sliding mechanism and door system as well .

      What size and location and application will these doors be used in ?

        One Kitchen I built had a sort of a sliding barn door exterior track rail in front of the pantry with a custom made large door .

             Ring's caution of the track is a real concern depending on the location of the sliders .

         I have also done tambours as another alternative to hinging .

                regards           dusty

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   Kungur | Jul 26, 2009 04:02pm | #3

   The location is actually the adjoining laundry room. They will be over the washer/dryer. The customer does not want to hit her head on the doors so she wants sliders.

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   oldusty | Jul 26, 2009 05:04pm | #4

        You can use a ready made track from most any source or you can easily make a shop made set of track.

     Make the top section hide behind your face frame and allow enough depth to be able to lift the doors up and drop them in the bottom track .So the bottom member say is made of 3/4" wood I usually either laminate the top or use plywood pieces to make the track taller and thicker then the bottom.

          Also you will loose the depth on the inside of your cabinet where the doors slide , and any partition walls will need to be held back from the front, so make the cabinet depth to still leave enough space inside .

            regards              dusty

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   RickL | Jul 28, 2009 03:28pm | #5

   There's sliding door hardware where the door hangs off a track so you don't have to worry about debris getting in a bottom track.