Turn Bifold Into French Doors

I kept the corners still intact because they will continue to hold the doors up.

Turn bifold into french doors.

Next i screwed the mending plates into each bi fold door. I hope this helps. You can then attach hooks or bars to the back side of the closet doors for. 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.

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. How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors. Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100.

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. 1st option remove the roller pin thingy pretty sure that is it s technical term. Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.

I think they totally up the style in any room and definitely give it a unique look. Tap on the end of the chisel to work it under the trim and loosen it. Take your bi fold door out of the closet and off the track if it isn t already. For converting bifolds into french doors you have two options.

Pry up on the. Stop the doors from folding. Pliers helped remove this part. We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive.

We straightened them out and screwed the braces to the back of the door. By using the existing hardware it is possible to convert your bifold doors into french doors just by changing the placement of the hinges. First off i love french doors especially mini french doors. The first step was to get the roller out of the bi fold track.

By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors. I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door.