Bi fold doors can be difficult.
How to switch closet doors from bi fold to sliding.
Cut one 3 4 by 4 inch piece of pine for each set.
I believe in you you can do it.
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.
When we moved here we paid for new set of rollers to make them operate efficiently.
When initially installed these doors slide smoothly and easily past each other allowing access to half of the closet opening.
Measure the length of the doors and subtract 1 inch.
Reach up to the top of the door and if there is a locking lever push down to release it.
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Half the issue is that they are really low quality sliding doors so they don t slide.
These sliding doors are so easy to install and use and saves space.
Place the doors across two sawhorses with the hinges facing down one pair for two sawhorses.
How to convert bi fold doors to standard.
Then tilt the door until you re able to remove it from the track attached to the top of the door frame.
They bind get stuck and when they re open they still cover part of the closet making it tough to access the corners.
Then compress the door like a sandwich lift up from the bottom and remove the door from the bottom brackets.
If you would like to convert those out of date bi fold closet doors to something more sleek and stylish check out this guy.
Converting sliding doors to bi fold doors in the last two weeks i ve shown you how we rebuilt the laundry chute and then rebuilt the shelves in our linen closet.
The final step in our linen closet makeover wow i thought this was going to be an easy weekend project was to change the doors from sliders to bi folds.
He walks you through step by step in how to change out those old doors into something more up to date.
This type of closet door works best in closets with wide openings such as across one whole wall of a bedroom.