How To Change A Sliding Closet Door

Before you replace the doors you should first look at your hardware.

How to change a sliding closet door.

See how to add value to your home by installing double doors on a closet with hinge mounted doors with a door frame. Replacing your sliding closet door. If you discover that it is not the hardware that needs to be replaced but you need. 1 remove the old door.

Hold the door so the top is tilted backward. Once i took out the old molding i had to put in a filler piece to lower the top of the doorframe to be level with the door molding at the top. This video shows details of how to. Reuse the screws from the old sliding doors in the new installation.

Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors. Insert the door s wheels into the double track inside the upper door jamb lifting it as far as it will go. Reuse the old doorknobs from the old sliding doors if possible relying on the wood block to hold the doors in place. Insert the wheels on the top of the first door into the top track.

Reinstalling sliding bypass doors the doors are usually interchangeable but you will want to start with the rear track. Attach a magnetic latch to the wood block if desired. Step 2 choosing doors. Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.

Sometimes the doors are in good condition. Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a. Stain or paint the closet doors to match the room environment. Step 1 evaluating hardware.

Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.