Turn Bifold Into French Doors

By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors.

Turn bifold into french doors.

Once the roller was off the track i pulled out the roller. I kept the corners still intact because they will continue to hold the doors up. Bifold closet doors allow you to see the entire closet contents when opened but you lose out on using the back of the door for storage. We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive.

Insert the end of a sharp chisel under the doorstop trim running around the inside perimeter of the door jamb. In this short video i will show you how to turn bifold doors into french doors. Tap on the end of the chisel to work it under the trim and loosen it. Next i screwed the mending plates into each bi fold door.

Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100. Pry up on the. I think they totally up the style in any room and definitely give it a unique look. By using the existing hardware it is possible to convert your bifold doors into french doors just by changing the placement of the hinges.

Unscrew and remove the track and any. I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door. You can then attach hooks or bars to the back side of the closet doors for. For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options.

Determine which way the doors will be facing and which one will be on the right and left when you hang them. How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors. 1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term. We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door.

Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges. Stop the doors from folding. Pliers helped remove this part. You can keep the doors so that they pivot on the already existing pins like this closet door makeover.

I hope this helps. Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.