Our bifold pantry door was the most asked about since we created a diy faux barn door look.
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.
I m frequently asked how we updated our bifold doors into single doors so i put together this tutorial.
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 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.
If like me you want to create a dual toned door pre painting the cladding can save a lot of time and possible frustration.
That way i get full access to the closet space without taking up any extra space in the room.
This update is so cheap and easy you will be wondering why you waited to so long to update to single doors instead of.
Step 2 pre paint your timber lengths.
Converting bi folds to barn doors the plan october 9.
Watch the video for more tips to turn a bifold closet door into a single door.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
If like me you are cladding a bi fold keep in mind that both panels may have slightly different dimensions so measure carefully.
See the blog post linked in the video.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.