Adjusting Bifold Doors

Adjusting bifold doors is part of the installation.

Adjusting bifold doors.

Depending on the size of the door opening it holds either one or two sets of bifold doors. Even when these doors are installed perfectly by professionals things can happen over time that leads them to fall slightly out of alignment. How to adjust bi fold doors hinges. Assuming that the opening is square and plumb you want the margins around the door to be even.

Bifold doors slide back with ease allowing you to keep the interior of your closet hidden and creating a clean look to any bedroom. Whether your bifold doors contain two panels or four panels adjust the doors similarly if they continually pop back open after you close them. Open the bifold doors slightly and the hardware is where the doors hinge. Installing adjusting and removing bifold doors is fairly simple because the doors connect to a track.

This clip has a set screw that holds it in place. The bifold closet door hardware for this fix is located at the top and the bottom of the bifold closet doors. There is a clip in the track that the top pivot fits into. Bifold doors contain two separate door panels that are connected with hinges forming one bifold door.

Turn the bottom pivot height adjustment to lower it if possible. Bi fold doors can be a nightmare to set up right. 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. Sometimes the top pivot doesn t compress enough to free the bottom pivot.

Once the track is in place the door can be moved and adjusted as needed. Adjusting your bifold doors is a key maintenance task that everyone needs to know about. Removing a bifold door doesn t always go as smoothly as photo 2 shows. This hardware uses bolts and screws to adjust the height.

The easiest way to measure a bifold door for cutting is with the door slightly opened.