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