I don t want the door to weigh a tonne as the bi fold tracks aren t engineered for too much weight and the door jam is quite narrow and i don t want the trim to protrude beyond it.
How to convert bifold doors to barn doors.
I don t have anywhere appropriate to put sliding barn doors in my tiny home either joselyn.
Learn how to totally change the look and function of closet doors by converting them to modern farmhouse french doors.
So i decided that converting the bifold doors into barn doors would be the way to go.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.
Our bifold pantry door was the most asked about since we created a diy faux barn door look.
Step 2 pre paint your timber lengths.
And since i re used the doors i only needed to buy the barn door hardware which is much less expensive than buying brand new doors.
That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room.
Converting bi folds to barn doors the plan october 9.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
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.
If like me you want to create a dual toned door pre painting the cladding can save a lot of time and possible frustration.
Watch the video for more tips to turn a bifold closet door into a single door.
This update is so cheap and easy you will be wondering why you waited to so long to update to single doors instead of.