Hello all. Picking up from the closet door post, we tackled one of the last projects to really finish off the upstairs bathroom. We're unsure why the builders installed the only pocket door in the house, but we wanted to change it to a standard hinged door.
One thing that makes this easier than it might have been was a cheap template to follow to router the cutouts for the hinge in the frame and on the door.
Simple, right? Two problems arose when we tried to attach everything. First, despite our best planning we'd put the hinge cutout on the wrong side of the door. The only way to continue down that path would have been to flip the door, as we found in this image.
We weren't thrilled about that idea. The other problem was that the door was too wide for the opening. Fortunately one thing solved both problems. We cut 1/4 inches off the side with the hinge cutout and then re-routered the door.
As we moved the door into position we found another problem. A couple of the cutouts on the frame didn't quite match up and needed to be deeper. We would normally have used the router but with door still attached by one hinge we lacked the space to maneuver. Fortunately we had received this grinder as a gift early in the renovation.
We used router bits and then this sanding bit to carefully deepen the cutout on the frame.
It threw up quite a mess of sawdust but did the trick.
On the other side of the door we installed a narrow piece that would act as the stopper to keep the door from swinging too far.
With the door firmly on its hinges and this piece in place we had a functioning door.
We even had double security of a sort. ; )
Not really because our final steps included sealing up that side of the door and installing hardware for the handle.
And here's the final result.
Until next time.
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