Bifolds
I replaced four of the six bifold doors in our home. The original doors (similar to: http://bit.ly/cqGar9) were ugly, old and one was jury rigged. These doors totally changed the look and feel of the place, generally making it feel larger. I also removed the bifold doors that went to my wife’s closet and replaced them with two 36 inch slab doors that slide, creating bypass doors.
The new doors in the downstairs hallway.
The new doors in the master bedroom.
The new doors for the laundry.
Slabs
These were a pain in the butt to replace! We replaced four interior doors, two of them were 24 inches wide and the other two were 30 inches wide. They were just plain doors, no panels, and pretty boring looking. We used the old doors as a template for where to place the hinge mortises and lock set holes. The first problem we ran into was that each old door was a quarter inch shorter, width wise, than the new doors. So we had the painstaking task of shaving that off of each new door. The next problem was getting the hinge mortises to the proper depth so that the door would shut on the jamb. We were successful, mostly, on overcoming these problems. There are some imperfections, but it’s the best we could do without hiring someone!
The new master bedroom door.
The new nursery door.
The new bathroom door from the hallway.
The new bathroom door from the vanity side.
