Turn Regular Doors Into French Doors

Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.

Turn regular doors into french doors.

Attach the other door and then do a happy dance because you have managed to convert sliding doors to hinged doors and can now access your entire closet at one time by opening both of the doors at once. You can keep the doors so that they pivot on the already existing pins like this closet door makeover. Build a wall support structure to create excellent support framing especially if the wall is load bearing. Remove the hinges and knob from the door.

One way to do this is to set it on shims and ensure the gaps above both doors are straight and equal before marking the hinge positions hanging the door and installing the knob and strike. The doors should still be attached in the corner so that they have a point to pivot from because they don t have hinges attached to a frame like a regular door step 2. Remove the bifold doors from the kit and. We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door.

Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already. Granted i wanted to make sure that my doors were more secure and wouldn t be falling when my kids inevitable swing on the door using the knob as a handle. Once the railing is up and the door is cut to form if need be the next step is to screw in the door rollers and brackets to the upper end of the door according to the hardware kit s specific install instructions. Remove the single standard door and install a french door wall by using one of the french doors normally to enter and exit the room.

Center the catch plate part of the ball catch on the marked spot and screw it into the top of the door frame the 2 2 you attached earlier using the included screws. For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options 1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term. Then attach the bottom door guides track so that the door doesn t wildly sway to and fro when being slid open and closed. Remove the track from the bifold door kit.

Install two or three additional doors that don t open or close to replace the wall itself. Unscrew and remove the track and any other hardware that was supporting the door inside the closet. Center and screw it to the top of the door jamb using the cordless gun and the screws that come with the kit. I wanted better access to my pantry so i converted the existing bi fold doors into double doors or french doors.

Stop the doors from folding.