What all closet doors have in common is that they are all very expensive.
Make french closet doors.
So when the bi fold door on the closet in our bedroom broke off the track and was beyond repair i decided to use it as an opportunity to turn it into a set of french doors.
I just love how much classier french doors look on closets than the traditional bi fold doors.
So sliding doors were out of the question for in here.
Buy an unfinished french door frame or two single doors with pre cut centerpieces from your local lumber store.
Measure the door frame.
Stave core construction stave core stiles and rails are made by gluing thick face veneers onto both sides of a glued up core.
Krosswood doors dress up both the entrance into krosswood doors dress up both the entrance into your home and entryways into your life.
Use a chisel to cut out notch for hinges so they sit flush on the doors and door frame.
If you are fitting french doors to what was an original wall or single door prepare the door frames and lintels beforehand.
Set doors on hinges add pins and make sure the doors close and open correctly.
My solution was french doors that both opened into the bedroom instead of the closet and bathroom since they are both so small to begin with.
Measure the door frame to make sure the new doors will fit.
Buy the replacement door.
I priced out bi fold closet doors for this whole house a few months ago and it was just shy of 1 000.
Beautiful double interior door comes prehung and primed ready to prepare for your opening and is easily painted with minimal preparation time.
They just seem more upscale and better looking than regular bi fold doors.
Trace the outline of hinges on doors and door frame.
Remove the pins in the hinges and screw the hinge pieces to doors and door frame.
Perfect way to upgrade old cheap doors.
Nov 15 2016 how to make craftsman style 5 panel closet doors using flush hollow core bi fold doors using only plywood.
To make a pair of 1 3 4 by 36 by 84 french doors plan to buy about 110 bd.