How To Cut Sliding Closet Doors

How to cut and resize a hollow bi fold closet door for install at a basement.

How to cut sliding closet doors.

How to cut and resize a hollow bi fold closet door for install at a basement. In this video seri. Fit a router with a 1 2 inch straight bit. Apply painter s tape to the door lining the edge up along the cut line and keeping the tape on the good side of the cut.

In this video we show how to install standard sized sliding closet doors in a custom size opening. They bind rub and fail to latch. Mark the amount you need to cut off the new door. Install a forstner bit and mark your drill with masking tape just as if drilling a circular pull.

Rabbet joints at the corners are stronger and neater looking than simply butting two pieces of wood together. Hold the pull up to the door lining it up with the edges of the tape and trace around the outer edge. Set a circular saw to cut 1 4 to 3 8 inch deep and make a series of cuts starting at the line. To view the next video in this series click.

If not mark a line 3 4 inch from the end.