Download the Illinois Multifamily Closet Door Spec Kit.
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Code-aligned, budget-conscious, and built for Illinois multifamily projects from schematic design through construction.
Aligned with Illinois Building Codes
Optimized for multifamily units
Used in market-rate and luxury housing
The Multifamily Closet Door
for Architects in Illinois.
WHAT MATTERS IN ILLINOIS.
Building Codes
As of January 1st 2025, the State of Illinois has passed legislation changing the Capital Development Board Act to require statewide building codes. The building codes are based on one of the following that may apply to your project.
2018 Illinois Accessibility Code
In Illinois, the Sections of the Illinois Accessibility Code that are pertinent to closet doors include 233, 809, and 811. (Section 404 is the accessible route doors rules; closets do not pertain.)
Mechanical Code
The state of Illinois follows 2023 Mechanical Building Code adoption. For closet doors, the law explains the amount of air flow needed in front of the washer and dryer.
Multifamily Incentives
BABAA certified, request certificate here.
Performance validated in the most demanding multifamily environments.
Labor & Construction Realities
Illinois is a union state. Most projects under construction are completed by skilled union workers. Our closet door gets installed by general contractors, door supplier teams, or a third party that the GC hires. We do not have any installers, no specialty costs for this.
504.7 Makeup air
Installations exhausting more than 200 cfm (0.09 m3/s) shall be provided with makeup air. Where a closet is designed for the installation of a clothes dryer, an opening having an area of not less than 100 square inches (0.0645 m2) shall be provided in the closet enclosure or makeup air shall be provided by other approved means.
Predesign
Budget Numbers.
Contact us today by requesting a quote. We can provide budget numbers for early planning by clicking the Request a Quote button, which brings you straight to estimating.
VE Guidance.
This is the time to think about the considerations of utilizing Magiglide closet doors to their full capabilities. The closet door system is the same cost to be 8 ft tall, as it is to be 6’8” tall. Because of this, it makes sense not to drop a header and have that closet door go floor to ceiling. This will not only optimize the closet storage space, but will also make for a quicker timeline on the project’s drywall and casing portion. The closet doors also do not require stub walls to hold the closet door opening at a certain size.
The 2-panel Magiglide bifold closet door is manufactured anywhere from 18”-48”, to the nearest 1/4” in width. This allows for specialty sizing without specialty costs.
Take a look below at the visualization as well as the floor plan rendering for 3 different unit options for closet doors.
As Is. (Option 1)
Floor Plan, see the highlighted closet door openings. We would suggest putting the Magiglide closet systems here.
Floor Plan, stub wall deletion.
The Magiglide Closet Door System doesn’t require you to hold your stub wall openings. Making the blueprint to match, with a visualization of the rendering with no stub walls.
Tip* With walk-in closets, keep enough of the stub wall to hold the closet shelf on the inside of the opening.
Stub Wall Deletion. (Option 2)
Stub Wall and Header Deletion. (Option 3)
Floor Plan, stub wall, and header deletion.
The Magiglide Closet Door System doesn’t require you to hold your stub wall openings or drop a header. Making the blueprint to match, with a visualization of the rendering with no stub walls or headers.
Tip* With walk-in closets, keep enough of the stub wall to hold the closet shelf on the inside of the opening.
Schematic Design
Bifold-Pivot-Bipass Comparison.
Each type of closet door has pros and cons. Please see below for the visual difference and information regarding these 3 types of closet doors.
Space Saving Examples.
See below for examples showing floor plans that have been designed with our Magiglide Closet Doors to maximize the storage capabilities of the room.
Design Development
Construction
Finish Options.
Primed Paintable Melamine: Is the least expensive of finishes. It has 4 coats of resin, making it porous. If you want to paint it, you can scuff sand and do so. This finish is also fixable with wood putty if need be.
Melamine: This is slightly more in price, but has 10 coats of resin, making it not fixable or porous. It does have a slightly shinier aesthetic and is considered a fully finished product. If you plan to paint the door white, no matter the finish, it is much less costly to go with the Melamine fully finished product.
Code Compliance Summaries
The Magiglide closet door is compliant with ADA, BABAA, and many Green Initiatives.
It does not seal onto the surrounding walls, making it often times to have the ability to have enough adequate air flow without venting. To do the math, visit our air flow calculator to see how much air flow you receive depending on the size of the closet door opening.
In Texas, you need 100 square inches of air flow behind the closet door to remain compliant.
Construction Documents
CAD/REVIT detail
Install information
General Contractor or Installer Page
Includes How-To videos, written install and measuring instructions, and an install video.
Closet Door Submittal
Upon receiving a purchase order, we will generate a submittal.
Install Video
Why do Architects Spec Magiglide?
Reduces VE Risk
Fast submittals + support
Built for Multifamily volume
Help with Green Certifications
To have a durable product secured into their development, especially when the Owner will manage afterwards
Field Support
From drawings to install Seamless Support.
Click through to read the article all about adaptive reuse in the US, and some zoning changes that are aiding this trend.
Chicago Projects with Magiglide Closet Doors.
Over 60 years of manufacturing closet doors in Chicago. We have quite a history and an exciting future in our incorporated city. Take a look here at our Gold Coast area buildings and counting . . .