Sometimes the doors are in good condition.
How to change a sliding closet door.
Stain or paint the closet doors to match the room environment.
Insert the wheels on the top of the first door into the top track.
Attach a magnetic latch to the wood block if desired.
Replacing your sliding closet door.
Step 1 evaluating hardware.
Step 2 choosing doors.
Insert the door s wheels into the double track inside the upper door jamb lifting it as far as it will go.
The runner is what the wheels roll along so the door can slide back and forth.
Hold the door so the top is tilted backward.
Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.
Before you replace the doors you should first look at your hardware.
Then latch the wheels on top of the door onto the back runner of the top track.
Reinstalling sliding bypass doors the doors are usually interchangeable but you will want to start with the rear track.
Angle the bottom of the door toward you while you let it down and the wheels should hook right onto the track.
1 remove the old door.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
If you discover that it is not the hardware that needs to be replaced but you need.
See how to add value to your home by installing double doors on a closet with hinge mounted doors with a door frame.
Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
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.
Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.