Install Sliding Bypass Doors for a Closet
Bypass doors are a popular option for closets, often mounted with mirrors to give the bedroom an added dimension. Bypass doors work best on openings 5 feet wide or larger--though doors for smaller openings are also available--and it's common to use three or more doors for openings more than 8 feet wide. Regardless of the door size your closet requires, the procedure for installation is the same and is an easily completed afternoon project. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure the wall thickness, then make a centerline mark at both top corners of the door opening and use a chalk line or draw a line on a straightedge to connect the two center points.
2. Measure the width of the opening across the top and cut the track length to this dimension if needed, then position the track against the top surface of the opening, aligned with the centerline marked in Step 1.
3. Press the tip of an awl through each of the screw holes in the track as a pivot point, then attach the track with the screws provided. Make sure the open side of the track is toward the inside of the closet.
4. Lay the outside door across sawhorses or a flat surface to install the top roller brackets.
5. Measure in 2 inches from each door edge on the top surface, then hold a roller bracket against the top of the door, centered on the 2-inch mark, and mark each of the screw holes in the bracket.
6. Attach the top roller brackets to the top of the doors with the screws provided, making certain the rollers are toward the outside of the doors.
7. Stand the outside door upright next to the opening and insert the door rollers to the top track by tilting the door slightly to align the rollers next to the track, then hooking the roller over the outer track lip.
8. Repeat the Step 7 for the inner door.
9. Slide either door to the side and align the door edge with the side of the door opening by adjusting the top roller brackets as needed using a screwdriver. Typically, turning the roller adjustment screw clockwise will raise that side of the door and turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise will lower that side.
10. Repeat Step 9 to adjust the other door.
11. Align the tops of both doors by adjusting the roller adjustment screws equally to keep the adjustments made in Steps 9 and 10 fixed. The gap between the bottom edge of the top track and the top of the doors should be approximately 3/8 to 1/2 inch maximum.
12. Install the bypass floor guide by pushing both doors to one side and positioning the floor guide beneath the doors, with the vertical guide tabs separating the doors and the guide centered with the open edge of the doors, then secure the guide to the floor with the screws provided.
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