Closet doors for 95" tall opening

11 years ago

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to update my closet doors to be bifold wooden doors, but strangely the opening of my closet measures to be 95" tall, and the current doors are about 94" tall. I was wondering if it's feasible to get 96" doors such as this one, and cut 1" - 2" off? Or am I limited to getting it custom ordered?

Thanks!

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Bette P

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

This Lowes U-tube video might help you. The header track they install takes up room at the top, so maybe your doors are the right size after all. You need a bit of a gap at the bottom to clear the carpet too.

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Andrew Lee
Original Author
11 years ago
This is great. Thanks Bette!
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miacometlady
11 years ago
Look into IKEA sliding panels that are curtains and wall dividers.
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katinparadise
11 years ago
If the existing doors are a bit short, you can always install a furring strip above the top track to make up the difference. You can then cover the gap with a piece of molding in the opening.
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Andrew Lee
Original Author
11 years ago
Doors sold by Home Depot and Lowes (96") actually seem to be bigger than the my opening (95"). My current doors are actually 94", and held by the tracking, which is about 2".
katinparadise
11 years ago
I apologize-I misunderstood. Your issue with cutting them down is twofold. 1-there's not a lot of space between the hinges and the bottom and top of the bifold doors based on the picture. 2-there are holes drilled in the top and bottom of the doors that will hold the springs and wheels that pop into the tracking. You'd have to be able to re-drill those to the right depth in order for them to work. You could certainly ask someone at Home Depot if it's possible to cut them to size.
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