Help with double bifold doors install into rough frame
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08-14-11, 10:48 AM
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Help with double bifold doors install into rough frame
I made a standard 60" rough door frame for a new set of bifold doors, so with width is 62"... well the bifolds i just got are called 60" and when I measure them they are both 29 1/2" making them together 59"
So, I have 3" to make up for (minus a little gap for the doors movement)
I was just going to use 1/2" board around the entire frame but obviously thats not going to be big enough...
How exactly am I suppose to be doing this?
Thanks!
So, I have 3" to make up for (minus a little gap for the doors movement)
I was just going to use 1/2" board around the entire frame but obviously thats not going to be big enough...
How exactly am I suppose to be doing this?
Thanks!
#2
08-14-11, 12:16 PM
I know you don't want to hear it, but reframe the opening to 61 1/2", basically taking off the trim and adding lumber to the sides, filling in the wall cover/sheetrock, and replacing the trim. Trim will take up 1 1/2".
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08-14-11, 12:51 PM
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I dont have any trim or anything on it besides the 2x4s, so adding lumber is not that big of issue.
If the doors are exactly 59" with no gap when pushed togeather, how much space do I need for the gap between the doors themselves and the doors to the frame? I was assuming 1/8" for each gap so when I add the lumber and for a total opening of 59 3/8"
If the doors are exactly 59" with no gap when pushed togeather, how much space do I need for the gap between the doors themselves and the doors to the frame? I was assuming 1/8" for each gap so when I add the lumber and for a total opening of 59 3/8"
#4
08-14-11, 12:59 PM
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I'd make a jamb for them that measures 61 1/2 x 81 1/2 (outside dimensions of the jamb), and shim this into your 62" wide rough opening. The inside dimensions of this jamb would be 60" x 80 3/4", which would give you roughly 3/8" of space on the side of each door and 1/4" in the middle between the two pairs... or about 5/16" for all three clearances, if that is easier/or looks better.
Then case both sides of the jamb.
Then case both sides of the jamb.
#5
08-14-11, 02:20 PM
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Bi-Fold Doors
The finished opening should be 60 inches. Some space is necessary at each end to allow the doors to pivot without hitting the jambs.
