Sliding door wardrobe, strike against light switch?

[roberob]

Want to install sliding doors, like Elfa or Mirro, in the hallway to hide the hat rack and storage for jackets. The problem is that there is a light switch right where the ends of the doors will hit.

To the question,
How to do this in the most stylish way? Are there wide (around 130mm) edge strips, should one use such a strip and cut a hole for the switch? It also needs to be thick enough so the doors don't hit the switch.
Is there any other way this can be done?

 

[Matti_75]

Moving the switch is my suggestion. ROT box and new pipes and cables to disconnect the old box. Alternatively, a wireless switch.

 

[roberob]

Move the switch is my suggestion. ROT box and new pipes and cables to be able to disconnect the old box.
Alternatively wireless switch

Thanks, I considered that but it felt complicated, the walls are lightweight concrete with embedded vpipes.

Regarding the wireless switch, can you install a Plejd receiver in the box where the switch is and place a wireless switch somewhere else? Then you can hide the box cover behind the stop strip.

There are already 2x Plejd in the ceiling boxes for dimmer function connected to this switch. Is a wireless push-button enough then? And do you build in the existing button behind the strip?

 

[Matti_75]

Thanks, considered it but it felt tricky, the walls are lightweight concrete with embedded VP tubes.

Regarding wireless switches, can you put a Plejd receiver in the box where the switch is and place a wireless switch elsewhere? Then you can hide the box cover behind the door trim.

There are already 2x Plejd in the ceiling boxes for dimmer function connected to this switch. Is a wireless push button enough then? And you build in the existing button behind the trim?

Yes, but you can't obstruct the box. It's possible to recess a box cover into the door trim so you can have it flush with the surface and easily accessible.

 

[roberob]

Sure, but you can't build over the socket. You can recess a cover plate into the stop list so that it is flush with the surface and easily accessible

Thanks again for the quick reply.
But is it possible to just remove the switch and use the existing Plejd receivers with a wireless button instead?

Or actually, I think there's a dim-02 behind the switch. Then you should be able to just disconnect the switch and put in a wireless one, right?

 

[Matti_75]

Depending on how it is wired in your house, you can remove the switch and its cables and install Plejd in the ceiling box, which is controlled by a wireless button.