He walks you through step by step in how to change out those old doors into something more up to date.
Turning fold screen into sliding doors.
The bi fold screen door.
Insert the rollers into the upper track and hang the door in place.
If it doesn t fit flat scrape or shave.
Make this diy screen door.
This screen door is really gorgeous and quite welcoming.
I have sliding doors on my current closet and i hate them.
I believe in you you can do it.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
Bi fold doors turned into a corner shelf for any unused corner of the house that needs a little sprucing up.
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.
Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges.
Half the issue is that they are really low quality sliding doors so they don t slide.
Attach the pivot hardware to the top corners of the screen.
Determine which way the doors will be facing and which one will be on the right and left when you hang them.
I would gladly take bi fold doors in a heartbeat.
Install a track inside the top of the door opening and a bracket designed for bifold doors on the bottom where you want the door to pivot.
They give you all of the dimensions to build and a great materials list too.
Check with the level to ensure the door s are plumb and level.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
But what i love the most about this tutorial is the pictures and the emphasis they placed on making the screen door look so homey.
If you would like to convert those out of date bi fold closet doors to something more sleek and stylish check out this guy.
Trace the outline of the hinge leaf on the side of the door.
Ensure that the doors can move easily in the path created by the upper and lower door tracks guides.
Fit the hinge leaf into the cutout.
Cut the tracing out to a depth of 1 8 inch using a chisel.
Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already.
Unscrew and remove the track and any.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 if hanging more than one sliding door.
Retain the antique doorknob if possible and even the original paint depending on how damaged the doors may be and your color preferences.