Hello!
I have built a cabinet construction where the middle cabinet has sliding doors, but now I want to try to reduce the distance between the sliding doors and the middle cabinet (note: the gap visible on the left in one of the pictures cannot be fixed due to the tracks for the doors). The middle cabinet is not permanently installed or load-bearing, so it can be adjusted or partially rebuilt. All other frames are attached to the wall or ceiling.
The gap in question is actually necessary and a deliberate choice because the hinges protrude so much (see picture). But now that the entire construction is completed, I have started to think if there is any way to make the cabinet larger and thereby reduce the play. The gap measures a total of about 4.5 cm evenly distributed on both sides, and on each side, there are two hinges (one at the top and one at the bottom) and three tracks. It's also worth mentioning that I will "decorate" all interior walls with 1 cm thick oak panels, but since that material was too thin to serve as a frame, I have used 1.6 cm thick particle boards.
I have a rather ill-conceived idea that perhaps it might be possible to use something significantly narrower but stronger (some kind of steel profile) precisely where the hinges go, and then attach it to the wall? Then I could move the wall out above and below the hinges and cover it with the oak panel where the particle board is today.
If there are no smart solutions to the aforementioned problem, I wonder if it would at least be possible to completely skip using particle board as side walls to avoid having to build 2.6 cm thick walls (particle board + oak). My spontaneous thought is then to use the oak panels as non-load-bearing walls and attach a small square tube or similar at the very end of each side in the frame to act as load-bearing and give the middle cabinet its stability. Then you could attach an edge strip to hide the tube when you open the double doors.
I'm really stuck, so I would gladly welcome all kinds of tips or suggestions on products and materials -- I hope my explanation is somewhat clear
Many thanks in advance!
I have built a cabinet construction where the middle cabinet has sliding doors, but now I want to try to reduce the distance between the sliding doors and the middle cabinet (note: the gap visible on the left in one of the pictures cannot be fixed due to the tracks for the doors). The middle cabinet is not permanently installed or load-bearing, so it can be adjusted or partially rebuilt. All other frames are attached to the wall or ceiling.
The gap in question is actually necessary and a deliberate choice because the hinges protrude so much (see picture). But now that the entire construction is completed, I have started to think if there is any way to make the cabinet larger and thereby reduce the play. The gap measures a total of about 4.5 cm evenly distributed on both sides, and on each side, there are two hinges (one at the top and one at the bottom) and three tracks. It's also worth mentioning that I will "decorate" all interior walls with 1 cm thick oak panels, but since that material was too thin to serve as a frame, I have used 1.6 cm thick particle boards.
I have a rather ill-conceived idea that perhaps it might be possible to use something significantly narrower but stronger (some kind of steel profile) precisely where the hinges go, and then attach it to the wall? Then I could move the wall out above and below the hinges and cover it with the oak panel where the particle board is today.
If there are no smart solutions to the aforementioned problem, I wonder if it would at least be possible to completely skip using particle board as side walls to avoid having to build 2.6 cm thick walls (particle board + oak). My spontaneous thought is then to use the oak panels as non-load-bearing walls and attach a small square tube or similar at the very end of each side in the frame to act as load-bearing and give the middle cabinet its stability. Then you could attach an edge strip to hide the tube when you open the double doors.
I'm really stuck, so I would gladly welcome all kinds of tips or suggestions on products and materials -- I hope my explanation is somewhat clear
Many thanks in advance!
