How To Change A Sliding Closet Door

This video shows details of how to.

How to change a sliding closet door.

Step 1 evaluating hardware. Stain or paint the closet doors to match the room environment. 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.

Before you replace the doors you should first look at your hardware. Replacing your sliding closet door. Angle the bottom of the door toward you while you let it down and the wheels should hook right onto the track. Step 2 choosing doors.

Reinstalling sliding bypass doors the doors are usually interchangeable but you will want to start with the rear track. Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors. Insert the wheels on the top of the first door into the top track. Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.

Hold the door so the top is tilted backward. See how to add value to your home by installing double doors on a closet with hinge mounted doors with a door frame. Attach a magnetic latch to the wood block if desired. Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.

If you discover that it is not the hardware that needs to be replaced but you need. Reuse the screws from the old sliding doors in the new installation. Reuse the old doorknobs from the old sliding doors if possible relying on the wood block to hold the doors in place. 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.

Then latch the wheels on top of the door onto the back runner of the top track.