Closet doors
Mirrored and glass closet doors, fixed or replaced
Mirrored sliding closet doors went into a lot of Durham bedrooms and condo suites from the 1980s through the 2000s. Most work fine until a roller cracks or a bottom guide snaps. That's usually a parts job. When the mirror is cracked or the frames are bent, replace a panel, or change the doors to mirror, frosted or clear glass. We connect you with a local glass professional who works on closet doors and gets back to you with a quote.
- Rollers, tracks and guides replaced
- Safety backing on mirror panels
- Condo and rental turnovers welcome
What's broken
Off the track, dragging or cracked: what each sign means
Look at the bottom of the door first.
The door swings out at the bottom
The bottom guide, a small piece on the floor, has cracked or come loose. It's a simple part to replace.
The door drags, grinds or jumps the track
Worn rollers or a bent track. New rollers and a straightened or new track fix it, then the roller adjusters square the door.
A cracked or clouding mirror
The frame can often take a new panel. Black spots at the edges are explained on mirror replacement.
New doors
Choosing new doors: mirror, frosted, clear or painted glass
New doors don't have to be mirror again. Frames come in several finishes, as bypass sliders or bi-folds, which need clear floor space in front.
Mirror
Brings light into a small bedroom and saves a separate full-length mirror.
Frosted or etched
Hides the closet without reflecting the bed back at you.
Clear or tinted
For a pantry or linen closet where seeing in is the point.
Painted glass
Solid colour behind glass, easy to wipe down.
Safety backing
Why closet door mirror should be safety-backed
Mirrored closet doors are full-height glass at the height of kids and pets, in a room people cross in the dark. The accepted practice is safety-backed mirror: a film bonded behind the glass keeps the shards in place if it cracks. Older panels sometimes lack it, so if you're replacing only the mirror, ask for it.
Measuring up
How to measure a closet opening for new doors
Take the finished opening's width high, middle and low, and its height on both sides and in the middle, and use the smallest of each. Note whether there's carpet. The pro re-measures before ordering, because doors are sized to the tightest dimension so they run true.
What affects the quote
Pricing a closet door job: what counts
- Repair parts only, or new doors
- Opening width and height, and the number of panels
- Mirror, frosted, clear or painted glass
- Frame finish, and bypass or bi-fold style
- Safety backing on older mirror panels
- Taking away the old doors
Two photos and the opening's width and height are enough for a first quote.
Condos and rentals
Condo suites and rental turnovers
Pickering has Durham's highest share of condos, and Oshawa has the region's highest share of renters. In both, a closet door off its track is a routine move-out fix, from suites in Pickering to Oshawa's older rental houses. If you own a condo, ask management about contractor access. Tenants should go through the landlord. Managers with several suites can send them in one request; see working with property managers or the full list of home glass services.
Closet door questions
Asked about sliding mirror doors
Explore your options
Other mirror and glass jobs
Closet door repairs and replacements are handled across Durham, including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Courtice and Downtown Oshawa.
Closet opening measured? Send it with a photo
Send the width and height of the opening, a shot of the doors closed and a close-up of the rollers. We pass it to a local glass pro who works on closet doors, and they get back to you with a quote. Sometimes new rollers are the whole job, and they'll tell you.