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Sliding-door carpentry and fitting — Carpenter and joiner

Identify the sliding-door arrangement: wardrobe, room divider or internal pocket door, with its material, dimensions and existing tracks. Say whether it needs adjustment, hardware repair or installation. Flag exterior, powered or performance-rated requirements separately.

Service scope

Joinery work on a specified sliding-door arrangement, including door leaves, tracks, guides, clearances and surrounding timber work. Wardrobe, room-divider and pocket-door enquiries are differentiated in the brief; exterior, powered or performance-rated assemblies require separately verified system expertise.

What is normally included

  • Assess door clearances, tracks and surrounding joinery
  • Fit or replace the specified door and compatible hardware
  • Adjust movement and complete the agreed joinery finish

What is not included

  • No universal exterior weatherproofing competence
  • No assumed powered-door or fire-door approval
  • Automatic assumption of external weatherproof-door work
  • Powered or performance-rated systems without specialist specification

Typical tasks

  • Assess door clearances, tracks and surrounding joinery
  • Fit or replace the specified door and compatible hardware
  • Adjust movement and complete the agreed joinery finish
  • Prepare agreed track supports and surrounding joinery within the fitting scope
  • Confirm the operating clearances and any finishing work left to other trades

What to include in your brief

  • Wardrobe, internal doorway, pocket or exterior use
  • Door material and existing hardware
  • Repair, adjustment or new installation
  • Opening dimensions and photographs of the track or pocket arrangement
  • Whether doors and hardware are supplied by the customer or the installer

Choosing the right professional

Select a provider experienced with the specific door system. Confirm hardware compatibility and any separate system expertise rather than assuming every sliding door uses the same installation method.

Important considerations

  • Concealed pocket-door hardware may require opening surrounding finishes
  • Exterior or powered systems may need a different specialist scope

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