Turn Bifold Into French Doors

Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges.

Turn bifold into french doors.

We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive. Tap on the end of the chisel to work it under the trim and loosen it. You can then attach hooks or bars to the back side of the closet doors for. In this short video i will show you how to turn bifold doors into french doors.

How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors. 1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term. Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already. Pliers helped remove this part.

For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options. Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100. By using the existing hardware it is possible to convert your bifold doors into french doors just by changing the placement of the hinges. Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.

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. Stop the doors from folding. The first step was to get the roller out of the bi fold track.

Unscrew and remove the track and any. Pry up on the. Insert the end of a sharp chisel under the doorstop trim running around the inside perimeter of the door jamb. Determine which way the doors will be facing and which one will be on the right and left when you hang them.

I hope this helps. Next i screwed the mending plates into each bi fold door. I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door. Once the roller was off the track i pulled out the roller.

We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door. First off i love french doors especially mini french doors.