Mounting Bypass Closet Doors

Bypass doors have two separate door panels that slide past each other, instead of swinging open or folding in like other door types. The door panels utilize an overhead track to slide open and shut, with a floor guide to keep the doors in line. Mount bypass doors on closets to create an easy entryway, and especially when space is a consideration and you do not have the room for a swinging door.

Tape measure
4 door wheels with screws
Power drill
Guide track with screws

Instructions

- 1
  Measure two inches in from each top edge on top of the door. Install a wheel at these points on the door edge. Use a power drill to mount the wheels with a screw. Repeat this for the second door panel.
- 2
  Lift one door panel so that the wheels on top go up into the innermost channel of the overhead track. Move the top of the door forward and hang the door wheels onto the track.
- 3
  Lift and hang the second door panel on the outside channel of the overhead track. Hang it the same way, pulling the top of the door up and forward so that the wheels hang in the overhead track.
- 4
  Slide both doors against the side jambs, making sure that they slide smoothly and hang evenly. Turn the adjusting nut on the door wheels, using a wrench, and raise or lower the door corner so that the doors hang evenly, if necessary.
- 5
  Position the guide track on the floor, centered underneath the hanging doors. Turn the adjusting nut on the door wheels to raise or lower the doors, so that the door bottoms ride on top of the guide track.
- 6
  Install a screw through the hole in the guide track to mount it to the floor, using a power drill.

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