How To Install Bifold Doors With Top Track
Step 3 attach the track hardware photo by kolin smith.
How to install bifold doors with top track. Then install the track centered on the top of the frame header with the pivot bracket toward the jamb. Bi fold doors work with a track and brackets. Installing an interior bifold door is an easy upgrade that can dramatically improve the appearance of a home. Take down any existing sliding or hinged doors.
Bifold doors slide back with ease allowing you to keep the interior of your closet hidden and creating a clean look to any bedroom. If you re hanging 2 sets of bifold doors in an opening you d have tracks flush against both the left and right sides of the frame on both the top and bottom so you can install a bi fold door on either side. Have a partner help with this project for a smooth installation process. For longer openings you will likely need a set of doors to fully cover the opening.
Cut the track to leave a 1 16 inch gap on either end. Repeat on the second pair of doors. To install sliding closet doors start by screwing the top track into position at the top of your door with the track facing down. If needed trim the outer edges of the bifold doors slightly to fit the opening using a plane or circular saw with fence.
Installing adjusting and removing bifold doors is fairly simple because the doors connect to a track. Fasten the pivot plates the pins that fit into the track and the floor bracket and the locking arms the hooks that slide along the track to the top and bottom of each set of doors. The last step i discuss th. Most interior and closet doors were created to fit standard openings at 80 1 2 inches high but it is still important to measure the space before you begin to make sure the new bifold door will fit.
To install bifold doors. Show a step by step how to on installing bifold doors. Next screw the bottom track into place or glue it down if your floor is made of concrete. Measure the width and height of the opening and buy bifold doors to fit.
Install the bifold door track on the top of the door casing. Once the new doors are installed i show how to properly adjust the doors.