Patio doors create a convenient entryway between your indoor and outdoor living spaces.
Replacing a sliding door with a hinged door interior.
Use a pry bar and a hammer to gently remove the interior door trim.
Measure the existing door and doorframe.
A sliding door that no longer slides smoothly may at times need to be replaced with a hinged door.
It can also solve access problems in an area where hinged doors are not able to open fully.
Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Make sure the opening is plumb and level.
Save the trim to be used elsewhere.
Providing both doors can fit into the same frame this replacement can be done quite simply.
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You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
If needed mark and carefully trim the bottom of the new door to fit the existing doorframe.
Then remove the hinge pins and lift the existing door out of the doorframe.
Mark and trim the new door.
The new door should be 3 4 inch narrower than the opening and 1 2 inch shorter.
Cut away any old caulk between the door frame and the wall.
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We used a table saw but a circular saw will also do the job.
To check for plumb run a beam from a laser level.