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.
How to cut sliding closet doors.
Mark the amount you need to cut off the new door.
You may be able to buy jamb stock that already has rabbets.
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How to cut and resize a hollow bi fold closet door for install at a basement.
Hold the pull up to the door lining it up with the edges of the tape and trace around the outer edge.
If not mark a line 3 4 inch from the end.
We install floor to ceiling mirrored sliding closet doors.
They bind rub and fail to latch.
How to cut and resize a hollow bi fold closet door for install at a basement.
Use a carpenter s square to draw a cut line that is square with the side of your doors.
Rabbet joints at the corners are stronger and neater looking than simply butting two pieces of wood together.
Fit a router with a 1 2 inch straight bit.
Set a circular saw to cut 1 4 to 3 8 inch deep and make a series of cuts starting at the line.