Install a forstner bit and mark your drill with masking tape just as if drilling a circular pull.
How to cut sliding closet doors.
Set a circular saw to cut 1 4 to 3 8 inch deep and make a series of cuts starting at the line.
How to cut and resize a hollow bi fold closet door for install at a basement.
Fit a router with a 1 2 inch straight bit.
How to cut and resize a hollow bi fold closet door for install at a basement.
We install floor to ceiling mirrored sliding closet doors.
You may be able to buy jamb stock that already has rabbets.
If not mark a line 3 4 inch from the end.
In this video we show how to install standard sized sliding closet doors in a custom size opening.
Use a carpenter s square to draw a cut line that is square with the side of your doors.
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.
Mark the amount you need to cut off the new door.
Hold the pull up to the door lining it up with the edges of the tape and trace around the outer edge.
Rabbet joints at the corners are stronger and neater looking than simply butting two pieces of wood together.