Installing bi-fold door
#1
07-22-04, 08:09 PM
Installing bi-fold door
how difficult is it to swap out a regular wood hollow closet door with a bi-fold door?? Do I need to alter the jamb at all?
#2
07-22-04, 10:30 PM
Hey jetsfan,
It's not that difficult, ASSUMING that you can get the bifolds that will fit in your existing opening. But your existing opening could be anything from 24" to 36" wide, in 2" increments. The bifolds you will find ready made aren't sized like that. They'll fit a 24" opening, a 30" opening, a 36" opening, ...
If you're opening is 28" or 32" wide, you're going to have to special order the doors. (That's still cheaper than messing with the width of the opening!!)
It's not that difficult, ASSUMING that you can get the bifolds that will fit in your existing opening. But your existing opening could be anything from 24" to 36" wide, in 2" increments. The bifolds you will find ready made aren't sized like that. They'll fit a 24" opening, a 30" opening, a 36" opening, ...
If you're opening is 28" or 32" wide, you're going to have to special order the doors. (That's still cheaper than messing with the width of the opening!!)
#3
07-23-04, 09:10 PM
Thanks Lefty- There was a regular closet door there- I just removed the door- but the jamb and hinges are still there- The opening is exactly 24" ( a tad bigger)- so the 24" door will fit- Should i leave everything in the jamb there? Do I remove anything? Will the hardware for the bifold interfere with anything?
#4
07-25-04, 06:41 PM
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personally, I would remove all the old hardware and fill those spaces with compound. Let dry, sand, re-fill, sand again, till smooth, then prime and paint the door frame. Then you'll be free and clear to install the bi-folds.
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07-26-04, 08:41 AM
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Ditto the above, but I think you may need to remove the stop as well. That's the chunk of moulding that keeps the door from swinging all the way through like a saloon door. Your bifold probably needs to be centered right where that stop is. Look at a mounted bifold to see what I mean. they're normally dead center of the jam, whereas a normal door is flush to one side or the other--leaving the stop dead center of the jam.
#6
07-26-04, 08:50 AM
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Ditto the above, w/what caleyg says. The stop will probably have to go as well, which will require those nail holes and area to be filled too!
