Turn Bifold Into French Doors

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.

Turn bifold into french doors.

We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive. By using the existing hardware it is possible to convert your bifold doors into french doors just by changing the placement of the hinges. Once the roller was off the track i pulled out the roller. In this short video i will show you how to turn bifold doors into french doors.

We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door. For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options. Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already. Measure and mark where you ll be putting the hinges.

Determine which way the doors will be facing and which one will be on the right and left when you hang them. Next i screwed the mending plates into each bi fold door. How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors. I kept the corners still intact because they will continue to hold the doors up.

I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door. First off i love french doors especially mini french doors. I think they totally up the style in any room and definitely give it a unique look. Pry up on the.

You can keep the doors so that they pivot on the already existing pins like this closet door makeover. 1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term. Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100. Unscrew and remove the track and any.

The first step was to get the roller out of the bi fold track. I hope this helps. Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track. Insert the end of a sharp chisel under the doorstop trim running around the inside perimeter of the door jamb.

Tap on the end of the chisel to work it under the trim and loosen it. By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors.