Wardrobe sliding door fittings

[rainbow_flat]

I am planning to have sliding doors for the wardrobe as room size is small and confused about the fittings/hardware used for this purpose.
From what I understand there are 2 type of fittings one that is fitted in the top and other is the bottom fitted one with rollers.
Would like to understand which one is recommended over the other for better life and safety as I read that the bottom roller fitted can bend due to the weight of the door and may fall. For the top mounted fitting, the door is hanging from the top and so it doesnt bend and also easy to slide the doors.
The top mounted channels are costly compared to the botton channels.. Any recommendation for the top mounted sliding channels and price of the same will be helpful..
The wardrobe size is 8x7 with 2 doors for 4 feet each and planning to have full mirror size of 4x7 on one of the doors, are there any special precautions to be taken for this. Can the mirrors be fixed on the door that is made of blockboard, will it increase the weight of the door significantly?
Are they any other light weight material that can be used for the doors that are sturdy and do not bend?

[tvsh]

I have used used top mounted channels for 3 wardrobes and one Teak wood sliding door. The teak wood door is quite heavy and it is working fine so far. The fixtures are designed for a certain weight, the ones that carry more weight is more expensive. Check with a good plywood,handle, knobs store, they have catalogs and can make suitable recommendation.

I have a plywood door of similar size as yours and fixed a full size mirror on one of them. As long as the sliding rails are good, they should not bend.

[rainbow_flat]

Hi Tvsh, thanks for the feedback. Can you please share the details of the sliding fittings that you have used for your wardrobe and the approximate cost of the same. If you can post a picture of your wardrobe that has full size mirror, it will be great.. That will give an idea of the wardrobe design that I am planning to have for my bedroom..

[tvsh]

It has been more than one and half years, so I am not sure about the make or the price I paid. I will post a picture some time later.

There are several makes in the market and Ebco is one, the recommended weight for this particular piece is 35 Kgs. http://www.ebco.in/sliding-wardrobe-shu ... tting.html

[JollyRogers]

I am using the sliding wardrobe with bottom fitted as recommend by my carpenter.
He says if you use blockboards for the shutters it will not bend, and there is better grip for the doors. (He has seen that even top fitted fittings have issues, just like the bottom ones).
Cost wise too it will cost about 50-60% lesser than the top fitted fittings. You can buy good quality hardware and it should not matter if it is bottom fitted or top fitted.

[murthy7799]

HI All,

Could you please let me know the price for "Hettich" Telescopic channels of following mm ?

450 mm
500 mm

I would like to go with this for making drawers in ward robe, any suggestions on the same ?

Thanks,
-Murthy

[murthy7799]

HI All,

Could you please let me know the price for "Hettich" Telescopic channels of following mm ?

450 mm
500 mm

I would like to go with this for making drawers in ward robe, any suggestions on the same ?

Thanks,
-Murthy

[santro]

refer the pricelist attached it might be helpfull.

[murthy7799]

This list has MRP, I would like to know the best selling rates currently in shops.