How to convert windows into french doors

Repeat this step and lift the remaining door off the hinges. Stand one of the doors on the leading edge and remove the hinges from the opposite edge of the door with the drill and screw-tip attachment. Repeat this step and remove the hinges from the remaining door. Remove any magnetic or mechanical catches from the face of the door jamb with the drill and screw-tip attachment. Transfer this measurement to the underside of the bottom track, and the top of the upper track.

Cut each track to length with a hacksaw. Touch up burrs from the cuts with a flat file. Attach the upper track to the jamb head by driving one of the provided screws at each of the machined holes in the track with the drill with screw-tip attachment. Attach the bottom track to the floor by driving one of the provided screws at each of the machined holes in the track. Mark the locations of the rollers at the upper, inside faces of each door.

Typically, rollers mount 2 inches from an edge of the door. Position a roller at a mark and attach it to the inside face of the door with the provided screws. Repeat this and attach the remaining rollers. Measure from the undersides of each roller and mark the lower faces of each door at the corrected measurement. Ask an assistant to help hang each door by the rollers at the top track.

Allow the doors to hang plumb as you attach the provided guides to the lower track. Here's a great post on converting french doors into a barn door. I currently have stinky dirty carpeting in my living room and I want to replace it with a durable flooring that can stand up to dogs and kids. Does having a paint over a popcorn ceiling change how I'd remove the popcorn ceiling? I want to spruce up my walls with peel and stick wallpaper.

Has anyone used this before and can advise me as to how to apply it properly? I've heard staining is a good technique for updating floors. So how do I stain my wood floor? Answer this question. Lauren of Mom Home Guide on Jul 07, Helpful Reply. Lifestyles Homes on Jul 07, Honey on Jul 07, Sharon on Jul 12, Very simple. Just reading this post. Do you have a photo of the installed hardware? Your idea is what i pictured for my doors. Do they feel stable? Laura, would u please post a picture of the hardware you used for this project?

I have bi-fold doors in my kitchen where my hot water tank is. I would like to convert into French doors also. I took my one bi-fold pantry door and divided it into two doors. At first my husband was upset, but now he loves it. Thanks for your great idea. We were sitting here just now looking for a better way to do our pantry doors. Found this idea amazing. We will be doing that project next weekend.

Will let you know how in came out and include a picture. Can you do this on a walk in ckoset that has 2 sets of bifolds for the opening? Do you know what I mean? It is for my sons Florida villa and he has bifolds on large entry way closet as well as a double closet in guest bedroom with 2 sets of bifolds with wood down middle separating.

Looking to update as he is a 22 year old and changing look. What would you suggest for a small 3ft by 3ft narrow hallway where 3 doors open to one another…a bathroom door opens out on the left, in the middle is a laundry door opening where the door opens out, and finally on the right side, a small closet with bifold doors, also opening ou t.

So the laundry door is almost always open, but when we open the bifold closet doors, they are right behind the laundry door, so if they are open, the laundry door needs to be half closed…. I love this idea! I just installed my laundry into a closet with bifold doors today, and was about a half an inch short from getting the door shut around the dryer.

Thanks so much! You did a fantastic job. Our bathroom door hits the wall on an angle and is in the way. Do you think a bifold door converted into French doors would fit a regular door frame? Instead use bi-fold door pivot pins and brackets on each side. If this works, the doors may have a cleaner look without exposed hinges along the sides. What do you think? This is great. I spent weeks looking for someone doing this and you are the only one!!! Thank you for your efforts. I just asked my guy if we could put in a door instead of the bifold in our pantry..

What a great idea!!! Really liked idea of converting bifold doors into French doors. Bifold door would not clear the new washer so had to pull the doors forward to the casing.

Hit a snag though. Also had to make a hinge jig to recess the hinges so the gap looked normal. All in all it looks great. Thanks for the idea. I currently have mirror bifold doors on my closet. I love this bifold door idea , can u use this for a bedroom door if u are trying to save the space of one large door opening into ur room if ur rooms are a bit small?

Woykd love to know ur thoughts. I am heartily impressed by your blog and learn more from your article. Thank you so much for sharing with us.