Trimming Bifold Door Height

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.

Trimming bifold door height.

Wide strip of masking tape along the line to protect the door s finish from the circular saw s base plate. I purchased a 36 wide hollow core bifold door to match the other doors in the room. Both the bottom and the sides of the door needed to be trimmed. Mark the cutting line on the top face and edges of the door and apply a 6 in.

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. 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. A clean efficient way to measure mark cut and fill a hollow core door. You can adjust the height of the door by examining the pivot at the bottom of the door.

Raise the blade to 2 inches in height from the tip of the highest tooth. You can remedy this situation by trimming down one or more of the doors to fit. 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. Then pull out the hinge pins and lay the door on padded sawhorses.

Need a creative solution. First mark the clearance needed on 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. By raising the pivot you will subsequently bring the door itself up as well.

Installing carpet with a thicker nap can sometimes cause the. Step 1 attempt to raise the door. Bifold door kits are much the same. Maybe replace an old door and it just won t fit.

The standard door size for internal bifold doors varies a little depending on the manufacturer.