How do I replace closet doors that keep on coming off hinges?
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Angii
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I have a 4bed room home. And all the closets have the standard doors that bend when you open. They have a sliding bat at the top. In all of the rooms they keep coming off tonthe pointvwe have removed them setting them in the closets.
On the bottom of the door is a screw screw the screw out a little and do that to the top then put it back in it should stay
Put up a nice curtain rod and curtains or drapes that match your decor
I'm with Kathy just ajust the hardware. I'm sure you can find a handy man that could do it for you fairly cheap.
OK. If I am correct in assuming you have 2 rollers on the top of each door, and the rollers travel inside a track mounted at the top of the doorway. You didn't say but if the doors are not secured inside a track on the floor they will sway in and out. (Pushing them in is the way to remove them from the upper track). These can be purchased at HD or Lowe's. Here is what they look like.
https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Line-Products-6563-Universal-Plastic/dp/B000I1EAMU/ref=asc_df_B000I1EAMU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167135809879&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17105126216748475944&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005653&hvtargid=pla-275356371348&psc=1
They can be adjusted to fit.
http://www.home-repair-central.com/adjusting-bifold-door-height-and-margins.html
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-adjust-bifold-closet-door-hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPy7z5ouLk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z74kjDBUa_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEJmpvKNR3c
Working to adjust the hardware is the easy fix if that is the problem..I bought a house where the people bent the hardware and now it has to be completely replaced or find another solution..I was thing ink of doing sliding barn doors in my bedroom..
I had bifold doors to my laundry room. Never really liked them. During a renovation, I took them off to paint. Never put them back. I got a heavy industrial curtain rod and some drapes to match the décor. So much better looking and easier to use and maintain. It's been several years now with no problems.
The problem is the quality of the upper metal track that is sold with the bi-fold door. Go to either Lowes or Home Depot and buy/replace the track and hardware (easy fix)- - the replacement track is MUCH better made. Follow the directions and DIY. Once you install one door, you will see how easy it is to do yourself. You DO NOT have to hire someone to do such a simple job.