Then remove the hinge pins and lift the existing door out of the doorframe.
Replacing closet doir with barn door.
Reach up to the top of the door and if there is a locking lever push down to release it.
We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door.
Obviously the closet door s primary task is to hide away clothing and clutter.
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Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Then compress the door like a sandwich lift up from the bottom and remove the door from the bottom brackets.
Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
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Mark and trim the new door.
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If needed mark and carefully trim the bottom of the new door to fit the existing doorframe.
For 50 a door not including the sliding track kit we were able to replace our boring bi fold closet doors with custom sliding barn doors.
Custom design and functionality was particularly crucial to this space not only because of the mudroom bench located so close to the door opening but also because this is our laundry closet and i.
Take precise measurements of the existing door and doorframe.
This step was easy for me since only one of the doors was still hanging on.
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Doors are everywhere in your home including your closets.
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Remove your old closet doors.
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The most common types of closet doors are the regular hinged doors bi fold doors wooden sliding doors and mirror sliding doors while these traditional closet doors are great on their own they can be too common to the point of boring.
This video shows details of how to.
You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here.
We used a table saw but a circular saw will also do the job.