Adjusting Bifold Doors Video

How to adjust door hinges door height compression and weather tightness for your conservatory or french doors.

Adjusting bifold doors video.

Removing a bifold door doesn t always go as smoothly as photo 2 shows. Installing adjusting and removing bifold doors is fairly simple because the doors connect to a track. Bi fold doors can be a nightmare to set up right. Sometimes the top pivot doesn t compress enough to free the bottom pivot.

There is a clip in the track that the top pivot fits into. Every home repair must end in fun. Whether your bifold doors contain two panels or four panels adjust the doors similarly if they continually pop back open after you close them. Bifold doors contain two separate door panels that are connected with hinges forming one bifold door.

Bifold doors slide back with ease allowing you to keep the interior of your closet hidden and creating a clean look to any bedroom. Once the new doors are installed i show how to properly adjust the doors. A half inch of clearance is adequate photo 1. I try to talk customers out of having them because they are fraught with problems and unless you buy a very expensive high quality track or pre made setup they are usually disappointing.

Turn the bottom pivot height adjustment to lower it if possible. You loosen the set screw and move the door closer to the frame or father away. Once the track is in place the door can be moved and adjusted as needed. Adjusting bifold doors is part of the installation.

The last step i discuss th. The easiest way to measure a bifold door for cutting is with the door slightly opened. The cairngorm group inverness suppliers of. Assuming that the opening is square and plumb you want the margins around the door to be even.

Watch to the end if you want to see the fun part. How to adjust bi fold doors hinges. Show a step by step how to on installing bifold doors. Depending on the size of the door opening it holds either one or two sets of bifold doors.