With the hinges attached to the door hold the door into place against the jamb with the hinges in place in the space you chiseled out.
How to turn a sliding door into a hinged door.
Measure the length of the door opening from top to bottom.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
Slide the door fully into the pocket opening and remove the wood casing and door stop on both sides and top of the jamb.
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To check for plumb run a beam from a laser level.
They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
Lay out the frame pieces and ensure that they are square.
You may have to wiggle them a bit but once they come off remove the wheels from the doors and remove the track from the closet opening.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
Step 2 move door to the fully closed position and remove it from the upper track by pushing the bottom of the door out then lifting up until the rollers detach from the metal track at the top.
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Then attach the hinges with screws.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
Make sure the opening is plumb and level.
The new door should be 3 4 inch narrower than the opening and 1 2 inch shorter.
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Then measure horizontally across the width of the opening.
Chisel out a space in the door jamb for each door hinge.
Cut the purchased door frame into four pieces two pieces that match the length of the door opening and two pieces that match the width of the door opening.