How To Replace Closet Doors With Sliding Doors

We used a table saw but a circular saw will also do the job.

How to replace closet doors with sliding doors. 1 remove the old door. Take precise measurements of the existing door and doorframe. If something damages the track or the sliding mechanism the doors won t operate properly. But sliding doors are a little awkward to use and mine kept coming off the tracks.

Mirrored doors are usually heavy but will give the room an elegant touch. I needed to use four doors to span the width of my closet so i bought a kit for a four door system. The old doors weren t horrible doors at least they had a colonial look. The process of switching sliding doors to swinging doors is straightforward requires only basic tools and can be done in.

How to replace bypass doors with hinged doors. If needed mark and carefully trim the bottom of the new door to fit the existing doorframe. Measure the existing door and doorframe. Mirrored doors mirrored doors can serve several different functions making a small room look larger.

Then remove the hinge pins and lift the existing door out of the doorframe. Measure your closet opening to find the kit size you need. In my last two room makeovers one of the biggest and most dramatic changes i ve made is to replace the old sliding closet doors with regular hinged doors. Sliding door floor guides.

Louvered doors one different type of sliding closet door is the louvered door. Enamel paint should match your other doors and trim. Mark and trim the new door. The existing closet doors were large heavy and difficult for jenna the eight year old occupant of this bedroom to open and close.

Bypass sliding door hardware kit including track rollers and fasteners. The removal of the sliding doors should include removing all railings and sliding track to make room for new swing doors.