How to Make a Bypass Door

Bypass doors are called this because one door passes or by-passes the other by sliding behind it. This type of door saves space rather than having swinging doors or bi-fold doors that need to occupy the space outside the closet. There are a few different types of rollers bypass doors are hung upon, such as bottom rolling doors or top rolling doors. The type that best fits the home is the type the owner is most comfortable with, but the most commonly used type has rollers at the top and bottom of each door for smooth, guided movement.

Tape measure
Sliding track package
Two door panels
Two sets track rollers
Cordless drill

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the closet doorway where the bypass doors will hang. This measurement will determine the size of the sliding track package needed.
- 2
  Measure the height from the floor to the top of the door frame and subtract 1-inch to select the correct door panels.
- 3
  Attach track rollers to the top and bottom of both door panels by screwing in the flat bar on the roller to each side of the door panels with a cordless drill. Each door will have two rollers on opposite ends of the doors at the top and bottom that are 1/2-inch tall.
- 4
  Secure the track frame to the top of the closet door frame using the screws provided in the package and a cordless drill. Secure the bottom section of the sliding track to the bottom of the the door frame.
- 5
  Lift the first door panel at a 45-degree angle and slip the top rollers into the top track. The position of the track doesn't matter, as long as the bottom rollers also are placed in the same track position.
- 6
  Lift the first door panel up until the bottom rollers are above the bottom track and align the bottom rollers with the appropriate track, then set the panel down.
- 7
  Lift the second panel at a 45-degree angle and slip the top rollers of the panel into the free track in the open space not occupied by the first panel.
- 8
  Lift the second panel up until the bottom rollers clear the bottom track edge. Set the panel down once the rollers are aligned with the appropriate track.
- 9
  Slide the doors open and closed to check for smoothness and proper closure.

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