Turn Regular Doors Into French Doors

How to turn a bi fold door into french doors.

Turn regular doors into french doors.

Changing my bi fold to double french doors. We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door. Then attach the bottom door guides track so that the door doesn t wildly sway to and fro when being slid open and closed. Granted i wanted to make sure that my doors were more secure and wouldn t be falling when my kids inevitable swing on the door using the knob as a handle.

I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door. Center the catch plate part of the ball catch on the marked spot and screw it into the top of the door frame the 2 2 you attached earlier using the included screws. Install two or three additional doors that don t open or close to replace the wall itself. Attach the other door and then do a happy dance because you have managed to convert sliding doors to hinged doors and can now access your entire closet at one time by opening both of the doors at once.

One way to do this is to set it on shims and ensure the gaps above both doors are straight and equal before marking the hinge positions hanging the door and installing the knob and strike. Center and screw it to the top of the door jamb using the cordless gun and the screws that come with the kit. Remove the hinges and knob from the door. For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options 1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term.

Remove the single standard door and install a french door wall by using one of the french doors normally to enter and exit the room. You can keep the doors so that they pivot on the already existing pins like this closet door makeover. Remove the track from the bifold door kit. Once the railing is up and the door is cut to form if need be the next step is to screw in the door rollers and brackets to the upper end of the door according to the hardware kit s specific install instructions.

Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track. I wanted better access to my pantry so i converted the existing bi fold doors into double doors or french doors. Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already. Build a wall support structure to create excellent support framing especially if the wall is load bearing.

The doors should still be attached in the corner so that they have a point to pivot from because they don t have hinges attached to a frame like a regular door step 2.