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.
Replace closet doors with sliding doors.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.
1 remove the old door.
Sometimes the doors are in good condition but the hardware is what prevents them from functioning.
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Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.
Here are a few tips to make the job easier and to help you narrow down your choices.
Then tilt the door until you re able to remove it from the track attached to the top of the door frame.
If something damages the track or the sliding mechanism the doors won t operate properly.
Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
Then compress the door like a sandwich lift up from the bottom and remove the door from the bottom brackets.
Step 1 evaluating hardware.
When that happens you might decide to give the closet opening a new look by replacing the bypass doors.