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Replace sliding doors with bi-fold Pat Coghlan 04-14-2007
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Posted by Pat Coghlan on April 14, 2007, 4:22 pm


I want to remove existing sliding doors (bedroom closet) and replace
with 2 pair of bi-fold.

The opening is very wide, so I need to put in a "T" frame, with each
pair of bi-folds installed on each side of the "T". There is no set of
bi-folds wide enough to cover the 86" opening.

Can I just nail the frame onto existing drywall on sides/ceiling, or
should drywall be removed to get a more secure fastening?

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Posted by Colbyt on April 14, 2007, 8:46 pm



>I want to remove existing sliding doors (bedroom closet) and replace with 2
>pair of bi-fold.
>
> The opening is very wide, so I need to put in a "T" frame, with each pair
> of bi-folds installed on each side of the "T". There is no set of
> bi-folds wide enough to cover the 86" opening.
>
> Can I just nail the frame onto existing drywall on sides/ceiling, or
> should drywall be removed to get a more secure fastening?


If I am not mistaken you will need to reduce the opening to 72" in order to
use bifolds. Maybe a 36 and 48 would work.

By-pass is so much more friendly. Are you sure you want to do this?
I have owned and installed both and would always choose by-pass.

Bi-folds work on pivot pins at the top and bottom. No support at the sides
is required.





Posted by Nancy Young on April 14, 2007, 10:05 pm





>I want to remove existing sliding doors (bedroom closet) and replace with 2
>pair of bi-fold.
>
> The opening is very wide, so I need to put in a "T" frame, with each pair
> of bi-folds installed on each side of the "T". There is no set of
> bi-folds wide enough to cover the 86" opening.
>
> Can I just nail the frame onto existing drywall on sides/ceiling, or
> should drywall be removed to get a more secure fastening?

My closet is 90" wide. It has 3 pairs of bi-folds. There is no
framing. There is a metal groove (guide?) all along the top.
On the bottom, each pair has an L shaped bracket. The doors
all meet each other when they are closed. No framework
separates them.

Clear as mud?

nancy



Posted by Pat Coghlan on April 14, 2007, 10:40 pm


Interesting. Never saw that done before. Must be tricky to get
perfectly aligned. It's hard enough keeping just one set of bifolds
aligned.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
>
>
>> I want to remove existing sliding doors (bedroom closet) and replace with 2
>> pair of bi-fold.
>>
>> The opening is very wide, so I need to put in a "T" frame, with each pair
>> of bi-folds installed on each side of the "T". There is no set of
>> bi-folds wide enough to cover the 86" opening.
>>
>> Can I just nail the frame onto existing drywall on sides/ceiling, or
>> should drywall be removed to get a more secure fastening?
>>
>
> My closet is 90" wide. It has 3 pairs of bi-folds. There is no
> framing. There is a metal groove (guide?) all along the top.
> On the bottom, each pair has an L shaped bracket. The doors
> all meet each other when they are closed. No framework
> separates them.
>
> Clear as mud?
>
> nancy
>
>
>

Posted by Nancy Young on April 15, 2007, 12:43 am




> Nancy Young wrote:

>> My closet is 90" wide. It has 3 pairs of bi-folds. There is no
>> framing. There is a metal groove (guide?) all along the top.
>> On the bottom, each pair has an L shaped bracket. The doors
>> all meet each other when they are closed. No framework
>> separates them.

> Interesting. Never saw that done before. Must be tricky to get perfectly
> aligned. It's hard enough keeping just one set of bifolds aligned.

Personally, I think it would be far more difficult to try framing
them in. The way mine look, it would seem they'd be hung from
that metal track at the top and you would then align the L brackets
at the bottom. The bracket just keeps them from swaying in and out
like curtains, really.

nancy



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