Our house has all wood closet doors which is great.
Lahow to turn two regular doors into french doors.
When the door meets the magnet it catches and stays closed.
A french door means the same thing as a patio door to many people yet it differs from a sliding door in that both door panels are on hinges and.
Be sure to hang the door high enough so that it catches the magnetic catch.
We held the 2 doors up to be sure before we screwed it in.
You will need one person to hold the door and another to drill.
How to change a regular door into a french door.
Install two or three additional doors that don t open or close to replace the wall itself.
Now attach the doors to the door frame pre drill the holes in the door frame.
Remove the single standard door and install a french door wall by using one of the french doors normally to enter and exit the room.
Changing my bi fold to double french doors.
If you want to replace your existing sliding patio door with a french sliding door or french in swing or out swing patio doors you have the option of two different frame materials to choose from.
Build a wall support structure to create excellent support framing especially if the wall is load bearing.
The final step to convert bifold doors to french doors is to attach the metal plate to the door.
But the problem is they are heavy and since they are sliding bypass doors they are a pain to use.
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.
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