How To Change A 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.

How to change a sliding closet door. Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening. 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. Reuse the screws from the old sliding doors in the new installation. Hold the door so the top is tilted backward.

Reinstalling sliding bypass doors the doors are usually interchangeable but you will want to start with the rear track. Sometimes the doors are in good condition. If you discover that it is not the hardware that needs to be replaced but you need. This video shows details of how to.

Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors. Replacing your sliding closet door. Stain or paint the closet doors to match the room environment. Insert the door s wheels into the double track inside the upper door jamb lifting it as far as it will go.

Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it. Then latch the wheels on top of the door onto the back runner of the top track. Before you replace the doors you should first look at your hardware. Step 2 choosing doors.

Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a. Step 1 evaluating hardware. 1 remove the old door. Attach a magnetic latch to the wood block if desired.

Reuse the old doorknobs from the old sliding doors if possible relying on the wood block to hold the doors in place.