Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
Replace closet doors with sliding doors.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
When that happens you might decide to give the closet opening a new look by replacing the bypass doors.
Sometimes the doors are in good condition but the hardware is what prevents them from functioning.
Step 1 evaluating hardware.
Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.
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.
Then compress the door like a sandwich lift up from the bottom and remove the door from the bottom brackets.
Replacing a sliding closet door shouldn t be a difficult or tedious job.
Reach up to the top of the door and if there is a locking lever push down to release it.
Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.
Before you replace the doors you should first look at your hardware.
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1 remove the old door.