Sliding robe doors mounted on a gloss plank

[Gordopolis]

Hi,

I've installed sliding robes into our bedroom. I put down a half inch thick plank of wood for the bottom rail to sit on, and painted this white (gloss) to go with the rest of the woodwork in the room. Looks great and the doors sit nicely, but when I roll the doors back and forth I get a series of snapping/crackling noises where the bottom rail presses down into the glossed wood, sticks and then pops back up again. It sounds horrible and I was wondering if there's a trick I've missed (maybe putting an inconspicuous strip of felt between the bottom rail and the glossed wood?)

Cheers in advance for any advice,
Gord

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The doors should not be bearing on that wood at all, they should be hanging from the top track.

 

[Gordopolis]

Aye? I wondered about that, but the bits at the top don't seem to be designed for hanging.

Here's the wooden doors (I have two of these, fairly light):
http://www.diy.com/nav/rooms/bedroo...38276&ef_id=UvE0eQAABXa66wf1:20140409155129:s

And we have two mirrored ones (v heavy - I can't see the plastic hangers bearing their weight and suspending them without them 'popping' off like they do when you remove the doors):
http://www.diy.com/nav/rooms/bedroo...Ferrara-Oak-Style-W-762mm-11147569?icamp=recs

Do these look like doors that should not be putting any weight on the bottom track?

Cheers,
Gord

 

[mattylad]

What about the sliding mechanism?

 

[Gordopolis]

What about the sliding mechanism?

Sorry, not sure I follow - do you mean the track at the bottom?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Aye? I wondered about that, but the bits at the top don't seem to be designed for hanging.

Well - "should be hanging from the top track" might preclude shed rubbish.

In a properly designed sliding door system the doors should be suspended from the top track, and run on rollers. The bottom track is there just to guide the doors.

Do these look like doors that should not be putting any weight on the bottom track?

Can't tell from that. What do the installation instructions say?