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pastor1189
Mar 17, 2017, 05:51 AM
Can you adapt these interior doors as closet doors? If you buy the hardware separately
For some reason they do not have the closet doors available



24 in. x 80 in. Molded Textured 6-Panel Primed White Hollow Core Composite Interior Door Slab
Opening is 48 inches Ht. is 79 1/4

joypulv
Mar 17, 2017, 06:13 AM
Yes! Hollow core doors are solid around the edges, so you can trim a bit. The bottom edge usually has the most solid.
Having 2 doors on hinges that close in the middle can be a little problematic when there's nothing but air there. It's no fun to have a middle post, so consider either a bypass set on a top track, or cutting the door edges where they meet so that they overlap 1/2". Hinges will take a bit of space so it can all still fit in 48".
Another option is magnetic stops top and bottom. Not sure how easy those would be to find. You could even buy 8 little magnets and make your own.

pastor1189
Mar 17, 2017, 06:21 AM
Thanks Yes it would be a bypass set. I would have to find a track. The adjustable wheels come is sets. One for the front door and the other for the rear door. I wonder how they will fit a interior door? Might work

joypulv
Mar 17, 2017, 06:54 AM
As long as they are for the same door thickness, they will work.
I googled '48" bypass door hardware' and got tons. They only one I looked at didn't specify door thickness, so go look at HD or Lowes.

Since you need the track, get a complete kit.
They have different sized offsets and I don't know how those numbers apply to different door thicknesses. Others might know.

ma0641
Mar 17, 2017, 09:28 AM
HD carries the hardware for bypass doors. However, why not a bifold? Cheaper and easier to install. HD wants more for just the bypass tracks than they want for a 48" bifold door set.

joypulv
Mar 17, 2017, 09:59 AM
My whole house came with bypass doors. I'm no fan of them either. I'm not really a fan of bifold either, but at least they give you access to the whole closet at once. I'd get nice bifolds, with raised panels.

creahands
Mar 19, 2017, 10:00 AM
If you already have the doors, you will not be able to install them as sliders(by pass). The finished opening for sliders is 1 inch lees then the size of doors. Using 24" doors the opening should be 49".

There is only on way to install 24" doors.That would be hinge mounted to the side jambs. The doors may have to be planed about a 1/4" to fit.

Because of height doors will have to be cut. If cut is higher then the bottom rail, peel veneer off and glue and clamp it into void.

If you can return the doors, it might be best to opt for bifold.

Chuck