Trimming Bifold Door Height
A clean efficient way to measure mark cut and fill a hollow core door.
Trimming bifold door height. Then pull out the hinge pins and lay the door on padded sawhorses. In this video i ll demonstrate how to cut a door and then block in the bottom so it doesn t warp over time and it has a nice solid bottom. Step 1 attempt to raise the door. My existing door measured exactly 34 3 4 wide when closed and it fit perfectly.
By raising the pivot you will subsequently bring the door itself up as well. First mark the clearance needed on the door. Occasionally especially on re cuts you have to cut a door above where there is solid material and you can t just leave the bottom of the door open. Diycrew hrvdiy renovision need to resize a door that gets stuck.
Need a creative solution. You can adjust the height of the door by examining the pivot at the bottom of the door. Before going to the trouble of trimming your door first attempt to adjust it so that it is out of the way of the carpet. If you ordered a bifold door and find it s a bit too long for the door s height it s a simple matter to trim the door to fit.
I purchased a 36 wide hollow core bifold door to match the other doors in the room. Standard sizes for internal bifold doors. Maybe replace an old door and it just won t fit. Raise the blade to 2 inches in height from the tip of the highest tooth.
Installing carpet with a thicker nap can sometimes cause the. As a general rule the height of the door opening should be around 1 foot 460mm and a half to 2 feet 610mm higher than the height of the door. Bifold door kits are much the same. Wide strip of masking tape along the line to protect the door s finish from the circular saw s base plate.
You can remedy this situation by trimming down one or more of the doors to fit.