How To Make A Roll Up Door

This probably looks complex and expensive to do, but it's as easy as routing the right size groove and mounting some salvaged rollers. The grove needs to match the roller in width and depth and is located near the top of the side panels. Two rollers are fastened to the side edges of the door at the top so that they can turn freely. Two more rollers are mounted inside the cabinet just below the groove and the same thickness as the door away from the front.
I salvaged the rollers from a used set of low cost drawer slides and used regular flat head wood screws as axles and washers as spacers.
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This probably looks complex and expensive to do, but it's as easy as routing the right size groove and mounting some salvaged rollers. The grove needs to match the roller in width and depth and is located near the top of the side panels. Two rollers are fastened to the side edges of the door at the top so that they can turn freely. Two more rollers are mounted inside the cabinet just below the groove and the same thickness as the door away from the front. I salvaged the rollers from a used set of low cost drawer slides and used regular flat head wood screws as axles and washers as spacers. This is an excerpt from a longer build video on making a modern office cabinet: ibuildit.ca/projects/making-a-modern-office-cabinet/

[@jimmydavis6276]

What locks the door in place once it is down

[@user-cg9fj9oi6l]

The brilliance is in the simplicity. Thank you for this.

[@donaldpowell7762]

This is one of those ideas that appears so simple I should have thought of it, but I never would have. Thank you!

[@stephentownsend7379]

It is an obvious way to do it that I never would have thought of. Great job !!!!!!

[@stacecsukardy6233]

Thankyou! I was trying to figure out a cabinet door for a caravan that didn't take up space while accessing the drawers. Thought oh I'll Google that. This came up and sorted out all my problems!! Seriously when you put the effort in that's the music in your head because you don't want to start from scratch!

[@kccox3886]

WOW... I absolutely love your ideas! I actually remodeling my kitchen (myself), your ideas ways to save a huge amount of money. Thank you so much!

[@bjnwright]

Love the music. Saving the world, one rolling cabinet door at a time.

[@08fighter08]

This might be just what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@RyanNeufeld]

I love the EPIC music you used. Keep it up John!

[@spaceinvaders6189]

This is absolutely brilliant!! Thank you for sharing 😃❤️😃❤️

[@rafvdp6391]

Man ,the tips and tricks keep on rolling out that beautifull cabinet. Well done.👌😂

[@63256325N]

Love the dramatic music. Thanks for the video.

You sir, you are a star! Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@beverlyboys73]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks

[@matthewwasserman7709]

Very slick! I love it!

[@frankmaggio4328]

What a beautiful idea. I'm redoing my kitchen now. I might incorporate this into fridge cabinet.

[@AmosAmerica]

Wow! Great job!

[@robelbeyene1641]

This was the most epic diy video I have seen

[@SteveHayes1]

Brilliant - thank you!

[@WorkingWood]

Thanks for the reminder on this John, I remember watching the cabinet build and thinking that was a useful feature. I have a bunch of roller skate bearings which I'm sure would be about the same size and could be used in the same way.

[@IBuildIt]

Problem with the skate bearings is the 8mm hole. Need to use something as a bushing or possibly a dowel as the axle. The hole in these rollers is small enough for a regular #8 wood screw.

[@EiderJChavesC2]

Well done!. Thank you for sharing. 👌 👌 👌

[@NgYoung1223]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@KipdoesStuff]

I remember this, thought it was cool then, still cool. Thanks John.

[@francisyergeau6703]

Genius!!!

[@andywyatt701]

Brilliant!!!

[@juancagr]

Muy buena idea, me la copio. Gracias!!

[@111000BiteMe]

great vid!

[@YESSLEEP42]

Nice job!!

[@heystarfish100]

Glorious! 👍😎👍

[@makesandskates]

That's awesome dude! I was contemplating ordering a $60 folding door drawer slide mechanism and seeing this makes me want to do this 100%. I'm going to use skateboard bearings instead, which should work (my door will probably be about .75 to 1 inch thick), will probably need to get a thicker screw and might even do a threaded insert.

[@SteveC38]

Very nice My Friend!

[@JoelSilvaraci20-09-BH]

Congratulations!

[@StanFerris]

Nice, John! (The music did make me want to run out and get some popcorn, though). Like the handle!

[@jader3259]

John thanks for sharing 🙌🏽 Your computer cabinet looks great! Hope it’s been severing you well over the years. Been thinking of doing flip up retractable doors for kitchen cabinets, as probably going to renovate the whole small kitchen this winter.. I tore off the upper cupboard doors years ago as was fed up with them swinging in the way whenever needed something especially if working in the galley with others was just annoying! Now thinking flip up retractable doors give the same freedom yet can also close the doors to make things look calmer. Even if I try to keep things neat inside the cupboards, still be nice to have the tidier ascetic of closed door fronts to cupboards especially with what have in mind with new renovations. I had thought instead of acquiring a router to make the tracks. I could just from the negative space that could be created by adding on additional lumber pieces thou except obviously where the track would be it be that negative space- if makes sense writing it out-lol I live in an apartment, so try to keep noise down and I don’t have lots of storage for tools. So when I design a project, I bring a cut list with me to get done at the store when purchasing the whole lumber pieces. Sure I spent some time before on the design measurements/math thou makes it super easy to put together at home for me, with way less noise, mess or tools. I’ve been looking all types of videos & different hardware slides ect thou this idea is exactly what I had in mind… simple like barrister bookcase I’ve been admiring yet are costly pieces to find the antique stacking style that allow individual pieces to be removed which I would fit into kitchen. Probably more work than just making my own cupboards with this method of flip up retractable doors. It’s getting lengthy, as I’m so excited full of ideas lol My last thought to share was that since in a kitchen the cupboards are to be secured in place for weight… can’t simply once installed from behind remove the door, if ever needed to do so with the type of rollers you’re using. So my thought was I would use the spring loaded pin style that is used on closet doors. This way could press down on the roller pin to recess it to remove the door incase that was ever needed. Thought I would share this idea as if my train of thought makes sense written out, might also be helpful to someone else’s needed as it’s a slightly modification. As believe this is still more cost effective than buying other hardware or sliders, it’s just a recessed track that stops just before the end to stop door from coming out all the way, with some rollers to guide the door along to go up away open or down. Brilliant;) www.amazon.ca/Products-9-1137S-Bi-Fold-Replacement-Primeline/dp/B082FN5VQN/ref=asc_df_B082FN5VQN/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=579086997057&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3875117797728435731&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001599&hvtargid=pla-907139466649&psc=1

[@eltonroberts8817]

Thats cool nice

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Nice!

[@Applez357]

Sick!! 🤯🤨👊🏽💪🏽

[@Artines999]

♥.♥ Nice share. Thanks.

[@gingin1050]

Great 🔥

[@jphumani]

Hi!! This was exactly what I was looking for. Excellent job!! Now my question is how does the door flips. Could you please send some details or pictures ??? Thanks!!!

[@f8fulyurs]

Thank you for using old reused hardware. I can't seem to find too many flipper door plans that don't use new hardware. Just making you buy more stuff. I wish you showed more detail that you did. But I think I have a better idea how to make a flipper door without buying all that extra stuff.

[@9catlover]

so beautiful. why don't people make more of these barrister sliding doors??? as it's space saving and beautiful. i wonder if this will work on osb or pallet wood. i love it that you reuse stuff.

[@iblessyou.forextrablessing7597]

Great

[@donaldmumaw]

Really milking that cabinet for tips and tricks. Love it.

[@sparky040887]

Such dramatic music haha thanks for the tips as usual though

[@richparker7778]

Nice piece John . Does your mind ever take a break ?

[@clydedecker765]

Great job. Bet that was a bit finicky to get aligned but it looks great.

[@IBuildIt]

Wasn't finicky at all. What I showed in the video is all I did.

[@ig7002]

Does anyone know where I can get wheels like this? I don't have old drawer slides and I can't find wheels like this to purchase.

[@jonathanwoods9843]

I had to watch it twice, because I couldn't believe it could be so simple. That is what you're showing us here, right? That elaborate flipper door hardware really isn't necessary.

[@ilanadoc9873]

How doest the door go out anf fall out ? what stops it ? Do you also j have a trick to rol a door to the sides of the cabinet ?

[@Magnus_E]

haha nice music :D

[@donvanco3078]

But those are going to wear out once you open and close that door like 2.5 million times!

[@MrQuickLine]

The rollers? Seems like a pretty easy thing to replace if they do!

[@TheLunnyBear]

@@MrQuickLine You ruined the joke.

[@negotiableaffections]

Maybe not, if John has to replace them after EVERY 2.5 million times, it could become quite a chore!

[@ElectronicDrug]

Ah but what you don't realize is that the rollers are actually made of polypropylene, so they will only last about 2 million times. Clearly John hasn't thought this through and needs to scrap the entire project.

[@daanwilmer]

@@ElectronicDrug Plus they were salvaged from the kitchen, so they probably got some use. Assuming opening and closing 100 times a day for ten years, that leaves only 1,635,000 times!

[@sebast732]

What did you put for the door, a slide?

[@shufenbai89]

Are the drawer slides attached to sides of cabinet as well?

[@genwatie2191]

Now I just got to figure out how to do that with a metal cabinet

[@DomBurgess]

I might be being dumb, but how is it hinged when it folds down?

[@stephenkeesee6429]

I’m thinking of a way to build a pull out spice rack for an upper cabinet, that will pivot to vertical, so spices will be facing out and can then be raised to level and put back in the cabinet. I appreciate any input you can offer me

[@katiedotson704]

Not what you are requesting but have you considered drop down drawers? Great for spice racks as well as knife keepers, measuring spoons and a safe place for a scale if you use one in the kitchen. The also work great in the shop for screwdrivers, chisels, bits, and you-name-it. You can do a KZbin search for drop down drawers and find a way to build them that suits you or at least leads you in the right direction.

[@egestroem]

I think the soundtrack on this needs a little more cowbell ;-) LOL

[@kingwood207]

That music seems to be saying: YOU WILL CONTINUE WATCHING, YOU WILL LIKE THIS. FINAL. COMPLETE. DONE.

[@tooljunkie555]

Looks great John! QUESTION: How did u get it to not fall out when u pull it down/out?

[@roccovalotta9490]

Looks like he did not route it all the way through. That is why he is installing it from the rear.

[@IBuildIt]

I stopped very, very close to the front edge when cutting the groove for the roller.

[@Belg1970]

@@IBuildIt John, I'm guessing that's why the roller was installed slightly off center on the door?

[@IBuildIt]

Yes. Before mounting the rollers on the door I made a quick sample with a scrap of plywood to check the clearance and spacing.

[@jeremygunkel]

Great screwing music at 0:50

[@jader3259]

Please how much of gap does the door have between all the sides?

[@robertwittman9793]

Hi John! Wanted to say I'm a newbie woodworker and LOVE your content. You are frickin amazing! I'm considering this method for a flipper door on a project I'm starting soon. I'm concerned about the initial action just before the door gets pushed in. Without something to prevent it, wouldn't the door rack pretty easily at that point and potentially come off track? Once its at least a quarter of the way in I'm guessing the door keeps itself straight, but how could I prevent the initial racking, if there is any?

[@invictu4488]

I was thinking a small piece of wood next to the roller on the cabinet would help with this? Just speculation from a woodworking newbie though. 😅

[@larryvergon6740]

How about a flipper door. Like office cubical overheads have. I think of a roll top desk when I hear roll up.

[@dayatlombok2583]

Gudd

[@darkfrei2]

1:15 - please the name of that music.

[@MrQuickLine]

Hey John - I'm just curious. Are you still on a quest to buy some land? How's that going?

[@IBuildIt]

Not looking right now, but may when the big recession hits and the bottom falls out of the real estate market here. Right now prices are way too inflated.

[@alexpr0gressive]

I was also wondering about that and the house build / renovation series as well. Keep us posted please.😉

[@TheLindsay720]

Glad I went through the expense of buying two euro hinges and two stays to make a door that opens upwards and stays there and is in the way instead of doing this *face palm*

[@Bababin1986]

Help! 😅 I don’t understand how the door is attached and doesn’t fall off once he closes it. 😂

[@KeikoBushnell]

I needed yo know how the inside hinge works!! Nooooo

[@methuso]

Icall witchcraft. You touched IKEA-stuff without bleeding...... photoshop?

[@davidnee6157]

That not a "roll up door"

[@MAN-zd6xp]

Непонятно 👎

[@stirlingfromla]

That's not what I think of when someone mentions a "roll up" door....ummmm. Go ahead and Google it....you'll see......