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   jackplane | Oct 12, 2006 07:07pm | #1

   The track can be mounted above, where the door hangs, or buried below the floor so as not to make a trip hazard.

   In my home, I am buying or building two outswinging 6 panel pine doors for a closet- they look so much better.

    

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   Lightfoot | Oct 19, 2006 04:49pm | #4

   JKPLN...Thanks, sounds adventurous, but certainly beautiful...Lightfoot

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   Floss | Oct 12, 2006 07:37pm | #2

   In the simplist of hardware the track is mounted to the head jamb and then most builders use a piece of base moulding or other type to hide the track.

   The guide is mounted to the floor.

   Fairly simple to install and if you made the opening to accomodate a jamb with casing like the rest of the regular swinging doors in the house, the by-pass doors don't look too bad. Can't stand the drywall wrap with by-pass doors. Looks cheap.

   The cost difference is usually not too much between by-pass doors and regular swinging doors. However the swinging doors are a little fussy if you are not used to installing doors.

   If it were my house I would use the swinging doors. Just a bias I suppose. After 10 years as a finish carpenter I have seen my share of by-pass doors that do not hold up. This is mostly due to cheap hardware and/or abusive conditions.

   J.P.

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   Lightfoot | Oct 19, 2006 04:46pm | #3

   JP...many thanks...will keep this info in mind. Was fishing for a homebuilt hardwood track system, but as I type this I think maybe this is not the most efficient use of time, and material. Again, thanks...Lightfoot

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   Ricks503 | Oct 19, 2006 06:02pm | #5

   Make a tambor door.

    

    

   " There'll be no living with her now" - Captain Jack Sparrow

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   Lightfoot | Oct 19, 2006 08:30pm | #6

   Rick...I dont savee....Lightfoot

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   Ricks503 | Oct 19, 2006 10:19pm | #7

   It was a Joke.  Tambor - like in a roll top desk. 

    

   " There'll be no living with her now" - Captain Jack Sparrow

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   Patto | Oct 20, 2006 02:15am | #8

   My mother came up for a visit the other day to look after the kids while I was at work and wife was in Brisbane. I was briefing the kids on looking after 'gran' with tea and an evening drink. when I started to mention the drink, my 10yr old son (a great fan of CAPT Jack Sparrow) said 'hide the rum'. My mother thought this a great joke when told.