Convert Bifold Closet Doors To Hinged

Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.

Convert bifold closet doors to hinged.

Trace the outline of the hinge leaf on the side of the door. If it doesn t fit flat scrape or shave. Fit the hinge leaf into the cutout. And with two vain men sharing one small closet we need all the space we can get.

Measure the length of the door opening from top to bottom. Once i took out the old molding i had to put in a filler piece to lower the top of the doorframe to be level with the door molding at the top. Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges on the doors. Make sure the hinges are facing the right direction so the doors will open the right way when you hang them.

The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track. After sanding down the many layers of paint we brought the new closet doors back in to see how they would fit. Painting the closet doors adding the new hinges. They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.

My biggest complaint is that when the doors are open as you see in the second photo portions of the closet are almost inaccessible. 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. Screw the doors back on the jambs using the original hinges if they seem strong enough. See the blog post linked in the video.

Rather than install new doors i decided to convert these bi fold doors into swing out doors. Learn how to totally change the look and function of closet doors by converting them to modern farmhouse french doors. They should be the same distance apart on both doors. I ve never been a fan of the bi fold doors on our bedroom closet.

Cut the tracing out to a depth of 1 8 inch using a chisel. Then drill and screw the hinges onto the sides of the doors. Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors. 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.

The doors should look just as the did before but will swing together as one. Then measure horizontally across the width of the opening. If the doors are wider than.