This post shows how it is possible to turn bi fold doors into french doors in order to get some more additional space in a closet laundry area or pantry.
Make bifold doors into french doors.
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.
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I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door.
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That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room.
How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors.
Leveling the door is important.
We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive.
So i decided that converting the bifold doors into barn doors would be the way to go.
And since i re used the doors i only needed to buy the barn door hardware which is much less expensive than buying brand new doors.
Center and level the french doors.
Turn a flat door into a paneled door painted or wood.
First off i love french doors especially mini french doors.
Add glass to a door.
Here are the bifold doors to our laundry room that i made into french style doors.
Make closet bifold doors into paneled french doors.
So when the bi fold door on the closet in our bedroom broke off the track and was beyond repair i decided to use it as an opportunity to turn it into a set of french doors.
Purchase pre hung french doors.
Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100.
This is one of those things that when it breaks turns out to actually be a blessing in disguise.
Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.
When you are ready to install the new french doors make sure that you place the bottom end first and make sure it is centered within the space.
Some might ask why go through the trouble well after countless hip bruises from bumping the laundry basket into the door and a couple of pinched toddler fingers we needed to nix the doors or change them up.