Then drill and screw the hinges onto the sides of the doors.
Convert bifold closet doors to hinged.
You may have to wiggle them a bit but once they come off remove the wheels from the doors and remove the track from the closet opening.
Measure the length of the door opening from top to bottom.
I ve never been a fan of the bi fold doors on our bedroom closet.
Video of the day.
After sanding down the many layers of paint we brought the new closet doors back in to see how they would fit.
Make sure the hinges are facing the right direction so the doors will open the right way when you hang them.
My biggest complaint is that when the doors are open as you see in the second photo portions of the closet are almost inaccessible.
By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors.
They should be the same distance apart on both doors.
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If the doors are wider than.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
The project requires only a few pieces of hardware and about an hour of work.
You can then attach hooks or bars to the back side of the closet doors for additional storage.
Screw the doors back on the jambs using the original hinges if they seem strong enough.
Closing off the coat closet.
Rather than install new doors i decided to convert these bi fold doors into swing out doors.
The doors should look just as the did before but will swing together as one.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
Then measure horizontally across the width of the opening.
See the blog post linked in the video.
Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges on the doors.
And with two vain men sharing one small closet we need all the space we can get.
Cutting the closet doors lengthwise to fir the new closet doorway jason zipped off about an 1 8 inch off of each to door to allow the hinges to fit so they could close properly.
Painting the closet doors adding the new hinges.
Lay out the frame pieces and ensure that they are square.
From bi fold door to hinged swing door.