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.
Changing sliding closet doors to french doors.
Site in italian make any closet a little fancier with french doors.
Position the two doors within the cleared out frame.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
Leveling the door is important.
Center and level the french doors when you are ready to install the new french doors make sure that you place the bottom end first and make sure it is centered within the space.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
Set two door hinges between the doors and the closet frame.
Unlatch the mechanism holding the rollers of one door to its track.
Add wooden shims under the wood framing around the opening to make it level and plumb.
Mark the positions of the hinge screw holes.
Cover the doors in chalkboard paint to give your child a fun canvas to create on every.
Build any needed door framing to fit the french doors.
This mom converted her sons flat bi fold doors into these beautiful craftsman style closet doors that really stand out.
Swing the door in toward the closet wall or out toward the room while lifting up on the door.
Remove the door from the track.
Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
Evenly space the hinges so that they are each about one foot from the top and bottom of the door.
May 11 2014 sliding closet doors can be repurposed as swing doors with hinges two doorknobs and a central latch.
Old shutters look gorgeous as closet doors.
Cut high quality wood with a circular saw for example to expand the header or jack studs to make the opening fit the new doors.
Because of the width difference you would need to rebuild the frame around the closet doorway into or onto which you want to set your sliding doors as french doors.
Whether or not it should be is another matter.
They look so rustic.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
The style and color of the door handle can be upgraded and you can also add grids for a traditional french door look.
Check all surfaces with a carpenter s level.
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.
Sidelites can also be used for more light and ventilation.
If it is not level you will need to put in wooden shims in the jambs and the frame of the door.