Where to find bifold doors for odd sizes - DIY Home Improvement …
Feb 18, 2013 · 3482 posts · Joined 2011. #2 · Feb 18, 2013. if you can find a solid 42" door you can take hte hinges off it and rip 3/16" off all four edges then reasseble it. another thing you can do is go with the 40" and install a half jamb with 3/4" stock that the door tucks behind which will hide the space. Reply Like.
odd size closet openings - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jan 16, 2011 · 76 posts · Joined 2011. #5 · Jan 16, 2011. closet doors. closet doors slabs aren't quite 80". The whole outfit installs inside and under finished sheetrock. That's what I meant by no modificatoins. Even if 80" is rough framing, it's still tall enough for closet doors. Regular doors should have 82" rough opening. the 80" door slab plus the frame.
Installing bifold doors in a non-standard rough opening
May 13, 2009 · How about getting two bifolds hinged on opposite sides, one 24" and one 30". Or two 28"; or a 26" and 30"; or a 24 and a 32". Depends on what size doors are available and what your finished opening size is. You get the idea. And yes you can always trim a little off each side if you need to maximize the opening to an in-between size.
where to get custom bi-fold doors - DIY Home Improvement Forum
May 6, 2007 · Generally the doors are undersized for the openings. If you install a 24" bifold in a 24" opening it will have gaps all around it. Take a look at the displays in a home center store and measure the opening and the bifold size. You might only …
Bifold door size? - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jan 12, 2017 · The Rough Opening for a bifold is different than a swinging door. Typically the slabs are not as tall as a swinger, either. Seems to me that they are around an inch shorter than a regular 6'8" passage door, after allowing for the hardware. If you need to cut the bifold, cut half off the top and half off the bottom.
Bifold doors -- non-standard rough opening - DIY Home …
May 13, 2009 · 7556 posts · Joined 2006. #3 ·May 14, 2009. Bi folds can be obtained in almost any size needed. The difference is that they won't be found in the door "aisles" of the Big Home Improvement Stores. What you can do is figure out your rough opening, and take that to a Big Home Improvement store, and talk to someone at the "Pro Desk", or "Mill Dept".
Replacing a bifold door with regular - DIY Home Improvement …
Dec 8, 2017 · Bifold doors are framed an inch shorter than passage doors. You will need custom size slabs or you need to cut down the door yourself. Those Jambs, if full jambs, will need better connection to the framing. Usually they would've been simply pin nailed and not screwed to …
adding bifold doors to a 59" doorway - DIY Home Improvement …
Sep 5, 2010 · A 2/4 door is 2 foot plus 4 inches= 28 inch door. Double 2/4 doors plus the thickness of the jamb will be 57 1/2 inches. If you center the door unit in the rough opening it will leave 3/4 inch on each side of the jamb to shim and your trim will cover that easily. If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.
Bifold closet door gap? - DIY Home Improvement Forum
93598 posts · Joined 2017. #5 · Aug 4, 2020. Cut the caulk and paint with a knife. Use a drywall knife or flat bar to pry it off and use end nipper pliers to pull the nails thru the back and you have a good chance of saving it. Do not use flat bottom gables with scissor trusses. coldinil.
Install a Bifold door at top of stairs - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Apr 16, 2011 · I want to install a 36" bifold door at the top of a stairway going to the basement. I am dealing with plaster walls. The ceiling is on a pitch (the degree I have not checked yet). On either side of the opening are doorways with casing leading to other rooms. I have just enough width of floor space (about 2") where the door can go.