He walks you through step by step in how to change out those old doors into something more up to date.
How to change sliding closet door to bifold.
Lift your door and put the upper pivot pin into the bracket in the upper track and then slide the guide pin into the track as well.
Reach up to the top of the door and if there is a locking lever push down to release it.
These sliding doors are so easy to install and use and saves space.
Bi fold doors take up space when open in small areas and although you get full access to a closet they are unsightly when left open.
Then tilt the door until you re able to remove it from the track attached to the top of the door frame.
Remove all of the screws that hold the door hinges to the jambs using a cordless screwdriver with a phillips tip.
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You should be able to lift the door slightly and put the lower pin into the bottom bracket slot on the floor.
If it doesn t fit flat scrape or shave.
Then compress the door like a sandwich lift up from the bottom and remove the door from the bottom brackets.
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Remove the upper and lower brackets and reposition them on the opposite ends of the door and reinstall the doors facing the opposite direction.
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Updating bifold doors in children s rooms can be as easy as adding a coat of paint or applying a decal.
Our broken bi fold doors in our large upstairs closet had to go.
We gave our bi fold closet door a makeover.
Push up on the doors and remove them from the overhead track and the bottom bracket.
If the door doesn t pop off by itself give it a slight tug to loosen it and remove.
It s easy to remove those doors and replace them with.
To do this you can t just place the handles on the opposite side of the doors.
Trace the outline of the hinge leaf on the side of the door.
Cut the tracing out to a depth of 1 8 inch using a chisel.
Fit the hinge leaf into the cutout.
There are a variety of options for the repair and replacement of bifold closet doors.