Cut the purchased door frame into four pieces two pieces that match the length of the door opening and two pieces that match the width of the door opening.
Turn sliding closet door into hinge door.
Place one 1 1 2 by 3 1 2 inch door hinge on the side of the door.
To get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior.
Mark the location of the bottom hinge.
Then measure horizontally across the width of the opening.
Lay the long pieces on the door where you want them and mark a cut line.
Measure the length of the door opening from top to bottom.
Lay out the frame pieces and ensure that they are square.
Step 2 cut outer frame pieces sides.
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.
As you know pax 75 cm.
I needed a hinged door frame because 1.
A half hour later and only 20 bucks lighter we packed two hollow core sliding closet doors into g man s truck.
Next you need to measure the door opening from top to bottom.
The cylinder of the hinge should be facing up 1 4 inch above the face of the door.
Hold a hinge flat against the door jamb surface and trace around it with a pencil.
Chisel out a space in the door jamb for each door hinge.
Then attach the hinges with screws.
Mark the outline of the flap onto the edge of the door.
Measure the top and install the railing system.
We stopped at the depot and purchased 2 packages of cedar paneling a sliding door track kit and some construction adhesive.
Sliding doors come only in pairs and i wanted to put a door only to 1 frame of 75 cm.
I designed the barn door pattern and g man got to work measuring mitering and muttering.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
Converting a hinged door to a sliding door step 1.
The leaf of the hinge should be even with the.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of.
I had no space for anything but pax 75 cm.
Sliding doors are much more expensive and 3.
Wardrobe frames are intended only for sliding doors and there are no hinge doors available for them.
With the hinges attached to the door hold the door into place against the jamb with the hinges in place in the space you chiseled out.
But sliding doors are a little awkward to use and mine kept coming off the tracks.
The old doors weren t horrible doors at least they had a colonial look.