Turn Bifold Into French Doors

For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options.

Turn bifold into french doors.

I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door. Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges. How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors. Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.

First off i love french doors especially mini french doors. Unscrew and remove the track and any. In this short video i will show you how to turn bifold doors into french doors. Stop the doors from folding.

I think they totally up the style in any room and definitely give it a unique look. Pliers helped remove this part. Next i screwed the mending plates into each bi fold door. Determine which way the doors will be facing and which one will be on the right and left when you hang them.

1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term. Pry up on the. I kept the corners still intact because they will continue to hold the doors up. By using the existing hardware it is possible to convert your bifold doors into french doors just by changing the placement of the hinges.

Insert the end of a sharp chisel under the doorstop trim running around the inside perimeter of the door jamb. We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive. You can then attach hooks or bars to the back side of the closet doors for. We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door.

The first step was to get the roller out of the bi fold track. Tap on the end of the chisel to work it under the trim and loosen it. Once the roller was off the track i pulled out the roller. 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.

By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors. Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already.