A french door is the complete opposite of your typical sliding glass patio door.
Double bifold doors to french doors.
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.
Remove the door from the inside of the bi fold track.
A set of bi folding doors consists of two or more panels each attached to its neighbour by a hinge so that the whole door is able to fold in on itself in a concertina.
This is one of those things that when it breaks turns out to actually be a blessing in disguise.
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.
How to convert bifold doors to pivotting french doors.
Giving us a total door coverage of 46 which we divide by 2 because there are 2 doors so each of my doors needed to be 23 my original doors were 23 5 wide each so i now know i would need to shave off 1 2 off of each door to accommodate hinges and door frame.
Here s the easy way we turned craftsman style bi fold doors into beautiful stylish french doors for under 100.
Change bi fold doors to french doors basic bi fold door.
Bi fold doors vs french doors benefits of bi fold doors.
Whereas most patio doors open via track sliding a french door relies on hinges to open outwards much like a standard interior or entrance door.
I think they totally up the style in any room and definitely give it a unique look.
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First off i love french doors especially mini french doors.
I just pulled mine out and unscrewed it from the door.
We found it pretty simple to turn simple inexpensive.