We show below the most common applications for sliding doors with charts to determine the correct hardware that is required. The number of brackets has been calculated on the standard 1000mm centres.
Guide to quantities
Single door sliding on a single line of track
| Opening Width | Track | Brackets | Joint Brackets | End Clips | Hangers |
| 1000mm | 1 x 2m | 3 | N/A | 2 | 2 |
| 1500mm | 1 x 3m | 4 | N/A | 2 | 2 |
| 2000mm | 2 x 2m | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2500mm | 1 x 3m / 1 x 2m | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3000mm | 2 x 3m | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4000mm | 2 x 3m / 1 x 2m | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5000mm | 2 x 3m / 1 x 2m | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Two sliding doors on a single track
| Opening Width |
Track |
Brackets |
Joint Brackets |
End Clips |
Hangers |
| 2000mm |
2 x 2m |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 3000mm |
2 x 3m |
6 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 4000mm |
2 x 3m / 1 x 2m |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 5000mm |
2 x 3m / 2 x 2m |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 6000mm |
4 x 3m |
10 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 7000mm |
4 x 3m / 1 x 2m |
11 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| 8000mm |
4 x 3m / 2 x 2m |
12 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| 10000mm | 6 x 3m / 1 x 2m | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Two doors sliding on a double track and double brackets
| Opening Width |
Track |
Brackets |
Joint Brackets |
End Clips |
Hangers |
| 2000mm |
2 x 3m |
4 |
N/A |
4 |
4 |
| 3000mm |
2 x 3m / 2 x 2m |
5 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 4000mm |
4 x 3m |
6 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 5000mm |
4 x 3m / 2 x 2m |
7 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| 6000mm |
6 x 3m |
8 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| 7000mm |
6 x 3m / 2 x 2m |
9 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| 8000mm |
8 x 3m |
10 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
NOTE:
Should the doors be abnormally heavy for their size, subject to heavy usage or high wind loading, then increase the number of brackets by reducing the centres to 500mm. A suitable bottom guide system must always be installed.