Buy the tracks for about 80 from a door specialist or hardware store.
How to install shoji sliding doors.
If the door track is on the outside of a wall such as a barn door type hanger design the shoji to cover as much of the wall as you like.
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Allow enough space for the door hanging hardware such as within a pocket door track.
I wanted a higher end look but not a higher end price tag.
Tracks and jambs are approximately 1 75 in.
Rough opening outside dimension approximately 83 00 in.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
Installing the rail system.
Thick x 3 50 in.
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It costs about 700 to make a pair of doors mounted with a 2500mm sliding door kit that has a top guide rail four wheel assemblies and a track along the floor.
W x 3 50 in.
H x 73 50 in.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam to construct this tracking system from scratch you will have to etch a 1 16.