The doors are constructed from slats which fit into guiding tracks at either end (the tracks can be curved to go around corners). At the top or side (depending on which way the door opens) is a spiralling device, which rolls the door up as it’s opened.

How does a tambour door work?

The doors are constructed from slats which fit into guiding tracks at either end (the tracks can be curved to go around corners). At the top or side (depending on which way the door opens) is a spiralling device, which rolls the door up as it’s opened.

How do you remove a tambour door?

The suggestion was: use a dremel tool to cut out about 1″ of the inside track, top and bottom, near where the track intercepts the box/spiral. Then pull out the tambour, through the cut, rolling it up as you go, to remove it.