I have sliding doors on my current closet and i hate them.
Converting sliding closet doors to bifold.
And since i re used the doors i only needed to buy the barn door hardware which is much less expensive than buying brand new doors.
This is sometimes done on slab closet doors that are wider than 36 inches or where there are two slab doors together to cover a.
So i decided that converting the bifold doors into barn doors would be the way to go.
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.
If you would like to convert those out of date bi fold closet doors to something more sleek and stylish check out this guy.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
Cut one 3 4 by 4 inch piece of pine for each set.
But the problem is they are heavy and since they are sliding bypass doors they are a pain to use.
Our house has all wood closet doors which is great.
I would gladly take bi fold doors in a heartbeat.
Place the doors across two sawhorses with the hinges facing down one pair for two sawhorses.
He walks you through step by step in how to change out those old doors into something more up to date.
Lift your door and put the upper pivot pin into the bracket in the upper track and then slide the guide pin into the track as well.
The teeth in the slot hold the pin in place and keep it from sliding.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
Measure the length of the doors and subtract 1 inch.
A slab to bifold door conversion is a straightforward project.
From bi fold door to hinged swing door.
These sliding doors are so easy to install and use and saves space.
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Converting sliding doors to bi fold doors.
Closing off the coat closet.
Half the issue is that they are really low quality sliding doors so they don t slide.
That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room.
I wont to replace these closet doors with bi fold doors standard size to make it easier to get things in out of closet and to see what it in there better.