Installing Bifold Doors Before Carpet

And here are some notes i made for myself prior to making adjustments to a bifold closet door at our rental property.

Installing bifold doors before carpet. All i would need was a bifold door repair kit and it d be easy. Fasten to the jamb and floor with a long flat head screw through. Adjust the track hardware as necessary to keep the reveal around the doors even. Step 9 install the door pulls photo by kolin smith.

Installing bifold doors over carpet. We had recently installed new carpet it was a hollow core bi fold door that rolled along a top track. They are designed to work in most existing applications. In this jeld wen customer care video you ll le.

The tile installers removed the doors trimmed the tile around the present bottom plate for the doors and did not re install the doors. I did doors before carbet i m with ed 1 2 off the floor but i did all the finish trim after carpet set the base and door casings gently on the carpet don t push it tight. Once the new doors are installed i show how to properly adjust the doors. Install before the carpet if after carpeting the doors hit the carpeting remove the hardware and shim under the hardware and replace.

Show a step by step how to on installing bifold doors. So all i did was install bifolds and slabs. The bottom of the bracket must rest securely on the floor or carpet. The lower pins fit into jamb brackets that attach at the floor and.

The jams were steel and built into the cmu. I ve seen people reccomend both ways. For flat doors measure 36 inches from the floor on each leading door. But for me as a diyer it was easier to do the base after the carpet and that way no gaps.

From outside the closet check the alignment. Actually in this instance the whole house was built out of cmu interior and exterior walls. Bifold doors are supported by pivot pins at the top and underside of the outermost doors. Use a masonary or carbide tipped bit to drill thru the terrazzo floor drill slowly and keep the drill cool with small amount of water from a spray bottle.

Remove door by lifting and tilting bottom out. The laundry room had the sets of bi fold doors. Installation instructions for bifold doors jii103 read these installation instructions thoroughly before beginning. The homeowner asked about this and he was told or contract states that we do not re install any doors needed to be removed to install the tile.

The aligners catch when the doors are closed keeping the door faces flush with each other.