If you re going for a new look to make the change from your old wardrobe doors to new sliding doors all you need to do is.
Change sliding wardrobe doors to hinged doors.
You may have to wiggle them a bit but once they come off remove the wheels from the doors and remove the track from the closet opening.
Providing both doors can fit into the same frame this replacement can be done quite simply.
Providing both doors can fit into the same frame this replacement can be done quite simply.
Also here they need to be lockable and that s not easy to do with sliding.
Sliding wardrobe doors are available in larger sizes and in a wider range of finishes but if you are looking for a smoother cleaner aesthetic without tracks and recesses hinged wardrobe doors are the.
The doors are not sliding though i did consider it.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
I agree that somehow sliding wardrobe doors always seem to cover something you want to get at.
Hinged doors require a frame hardware fittings and a lot of precision on the carpenter s end.
Changing your hinged doors to sliding doors can be a fast way to freshen your decor.
But they can only slide in twos in the guest room while hinged doors give you the full width to get at.
It can also solve access problems in an area where hinged doors are not able to open fully.
So they are hinged.
Hinged doors are good if you have small narrow wardrobes and want to be able to open out the whole thing at once or if you are using the built in wardrobes to house something you sometimes want on display like a big flat screen television but in most other situations sliding doors on your built in wardrobes are the smarter choice.
Changing from wardrobe doors to sliding doors.
May 11 2014 sliding closet doors can be repurposed as swing doors with hinges two doorknobs and a central latch.
This type of door is the traditional way of making wardrobe doors and is quite labor.
Sliding doors do not have a provision for achieving any additional storage as the shutters slide along each other.
The removal of the sliding doors should include removing all railings and sliding track to make room for new swing doors.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
A sliding door that no longer slides smoothly may at times need to be replaced with a hinged door.