Sliding door

[Tressa]

I have a 1987 Toyota New Horizon. 22'

When we live in brick and mortar houses we have many rooms.

Not so in an rv. It is all one room. But it doesn't have to be.

I wanted to sit in my living room and not have to look up at my messy bedroom with stuff all over the place. I also wanted some privacy and security. Shut the door and go to sleep.

So at first I put up a curtain. It worked but looked tacky.

So this is what I did.

I made a sliding privacy door!

I measured top and bottom. length, height and width.

Then I went to Home Depot.

I bought a light weight wall paneling. I wanted two boards cut.

I gave them my measurements and they cut it for me right there.

I had to cut the rest of the shape by hand...easy to do.

Then I bought a aluminum window/ closet door slider

They also cut it to size for me using a hack saw.

I took the materials home.

Put one slider on the ceiling. Screwed it in place(using very short screws) and did the same thing to the bottom.

Then I put the sliding "doors"(wall paneling) together in place. They bend easy.

And wa-la an instant bedroom.

To finish the look I bought some cool looking wooden handles for $1.99.

I put some photographs of family and friends on the outside door to doll it up a bit.

I made sure that I kept the windows open for ventilation until the smell of the new wall paneling went away.

[Tressa]

I have a 1987 Toyota New Horizon. 22'

When we live in brick and mortar houses we have many rooms.

Not so in an rv. It is all one room. But it doesn't have to be.

I wanted to sit in my living room and not have to look up at my messy bedroom with stuff all over the place. I also wanted some privacy and security. Shut the door and go to sleep.

So at first I put up a curtain. It worked but looked tacky.

So this is what I did.

I made a sliding privacy door!

I measured top and bottom. length, height and width.

Then I went to Home Depot.

I bought a light weight wall paneling. I wanted two boards cut.

I gave them my measurements and they cut it for me right there.

I had to cut the rest of the shape by hand...easy to do.

Then I bought a aluminum window/ closet door slider

They also cut it to size for me using a hack saw.

I took the materials home.

Put one slider on the ceiling. Screwed it in place(using very short screws) and did the same thing to the bottom.

Then I put the sliding "doors"(wall paneling) together in place. They bend easy.

And wa-la an instant bedroom.

To finish the look I bought some cool looking wooden handles for $1.99.

I put some photographs of family and friends on the outside door to doll it up a bit.

I made sure that I kept the windows open for ventilation until the smell of the new wall paneling went away.