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.
Making french doors from regular doors.
Install two or three additional doors that don t open or close to replace the wall itself.
To make a pair of 1 3 4 by 36 by 84 french doors plan to buy about 110 bd.
How to change a regular door into a french door.
Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door.
The doors should still be attached in the corner so that they have a point to pivot from because they don t have hinges attached to a frame like a regular door.
Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.
A french door means the same thing as a patio door to many people yet it differs from a sliding door in that both door panels are on hinges and.
Older homes have non standard sized openings so you may need to install a new jamb inside the opening to fit the french doors of your choice.
They just seem more upscale and better looking than regular bi fold doors.
How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors.
I just love how much classier french doors look on closets than the traditional bi fold doors.
Stave core construction stave core stiles and rails are made by gluing thick face veneers onto both sides of a glued up core.
Remove the single standard door and install a french door wall by using one of the french doors normally to enter and exit the room.