Change Bifold Door To Hinged Door

We gave our bi fold closet door a makeover.

Change bifold door to hinged door.

The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track. Lay the door side of a hinge flap approximately 6 to 8 inches from the top of the door s outside edge. Bifold doors have two individual door panels that are hinged together. Mark the location of the bottom hinge.

Use a pry bar and a hammer to gently remove the interior door trim. 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. Our broken bi fold doors in our large upstairs closet had to go.

If the doors are wider than. They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors. And with two vain men sharing one small closet we need all the space we can get. By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors.

Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges on the doors. Save the trim to be used elsewhere. I ve never been a fan of the bi fold doors on our bedroom closet. They should be the same distance apart on both doors.

Rather than install new doors i decided to convert these bi fold doors into swing out doors. Mark the outline of the flap onto the edge of the door. These types of doors are sometimes placed between two often used rooms in a house such as between a family room and a dining room. Use a flat pry bar to remove the casing nails securing the door jambs to the wall.

Sharing all the tips tricks of this closet door makeover how we changed our bi fold door to a hinged door in 1 day. Then drill and screw the hinges onto the sides of the doors. Make sure the hinges are facing the right direction so the doors will open the right way when you hang them. Screw the doors back on the jambs using the original hinges if they seem strong enough.

Cut away any old caulk between the door frame and the wall. Bifold closet doors allow you to see the entire closet contents when opened but you lose out on using the back of the door for storage. Bifold doors are normally placed on such rooms as laundry and storage rooms or closets.