The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
Convert french door to barn door.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
We updated an existing door but this project can easily be done with a brand new door.
Ensure that the doors can move easily in the path created by the upper and lower door tracks guides.
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.
Trim any added door length when converting your hinged door to a barn door you may or may not need to adjust the length of the door to ensure that it slides smoothly on the railing and ground track without scraping across the floor.
A hammer and screwdriver are the best tools to help pull the bolts out of the hinges.
Remove the old slab door from the hinges.
It led to the remodel of our laundry room.
Insert the rollers into the upper track and hang the door in place.
The two pair of doors will meet in the middle like french doors.
I got the doors all painted behr pure black in a satin finish added gila frosted privacy film to the glass installed the glass in the doors and got the trim around the doorway wood filled caulked and painted.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 if hanging more than one sliding door.
Sliding doors have the same framework as ordinary hollow interior doors and accept hinges the same way.
When you have the door removed from the hinges take off the doorknob.
You may have to wiggle them a bit but once they come off remove the wheels from the doors and remove the track from the closet opening.
I am currently doing much the same as the in the article converting full glass french doors to sliding doors.
That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room.
Check with the level to ensure the door s are plumb and level.
I removed the casing and down sized the opening by 1 1 2 sides and top and finished it off with drywall bull nose corners.
My diy sliding french barn doors with the custom circle pattern fretwork panels are finally finished.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.