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Difficulty: Easy
A simple installation that increases in difficulty if you choose heavy doors or if the closet opening isn't square.
It seems every house built since the 1950s has closets with sliding doors. Space-saving, sure, but not the best-looking—and certainly not very revealing when you're trying to see (or reach) the goods in the middle of the closet where the doors overlap each other.
Heavy bifold doors with a sturdy track, on the other hand, move effortlessly away from the center of the closet to give you a full picture of the contents inside. And because bifolds come in a wide array of profiles, they bring character to a plain opening. Replacing those hollow-core builder's specials with a pair of weighty solid folders isn't a huge deal; the whole assembly and installation will take you a mere Saturday afternoon. Then you'll be rewarded with a wide-angle view when it's time to pick out the day's duds.
