Fit the hinge leaf into the cutout.
Convert bifold door to barn door.
Another option just buy the hardware tracks pins and hinges then build your own bi fold barn doors using 1 by x boards 1 3 1 4 etc.
Since my doors are 2 feet wide i needed 2 feet on either side of the door in order to be able to open them.
A half hour later and only 20 bucks lighter we packed two hollow core sliding closet doors into g man s truck.
If it doesn t fit flat scrape or shave.
We need every inch of space in our small bedrooms and would like to convert the bedroom door and the closet door of the master and the closet door of the spare bedroom into barn door style doors.
How to convert bifold doors to barn doors 1 measure and cut the track make sure the door will fit.
Cut the tracing out to a depth of 1 8 inch using a chisel.
It took me a while to actually get on but now that i am i m constantly on there.
Taking the initial plunge into a diy sliding barn door project may seem like a big dive but we re here to show you how easy it can be to convert your hinged doors into sliding doors in five easy steps.
I designed the barn door pattern and g man got to work measuring mitering and muttering.
Before you start make sure you have enough space beside your doorway for the door to slide all the way over.
How to turn a bifold door into a barn door the first thing we did was cut the underlayment into strips using a table saw.
I don t have anywhere appropriate to put sliding barn doors in my tiny home either joselyn.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.
But buying a pre made barn door is pricey and we would like to reuse the doors themselves but aren t quite sure if they need to be slightly wider than they are now and how to go about converting them.
You can give any regular door a barn style makeover.
Turning bi fold doors into faux barn door tutorial i think i might not be alone here but i am still hooked on pinterest.
Trace the outline of the hinge leaf on the side of the door.
Use the 1 4 thickness to trim a frame like you did.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
Then you end up with 1 framed 3 4 thick door.
Converting bi folds to barn doors the plan october 9 2013 27 comments.
That s what i like about this option.