How to Install Bifold Closet Doors
One of the biggest benefits of bi-fold closet doors is that they’re easy to install. The only thing that makes installing bi-fold closet doors harder is if the doors you choose are heavy, or if your closet doorway opening is not square.
- Place your hardware and both of your closet door panels on the floor. Find your upper rails and your lower rails then separate them. You can identify your bottom rails by noticing a saw-tooth or jagged underside to keep the piece from sliding.
- Place your upper rail in the center of the top door frame opening. One side of your rail should touch your door frame’s sidewall. Use a screwdriver or electric drill to fasten your screws inside the holes that have been pre-drilled in your rails.
- Use the same technique to install your rail for the bottom.
- Figure out what panel on your bi-fold doors will be closest to your sidewall and which panel will be further away from it. You’ll need to do this to make sure you properly place your dowels.
- Put your dowels inside the holes that have been pre-drilled on the top of your bi-fold doors. You may need to refer to the instructions to make sure the dowels are properly placed so the doors function correctly.
- Place your closet doors inside the rails.
- Make the necessary adjustments to your closet door’s bottom height adjuster with a Phillips screwdriver to center your closet door. If you need to do a width adjustment, just change your plate assembly on the door’s top rail.
- Attach your door knob by screwing it into the holes that have been pre-drilled on the outside of the door.
- Find your guide bracket. Some bi-fold closet doors do not come with a guide bracket. If you have one, install it close to the bottom inside part of each closet door. The guide bracket will lock the doors together when they close to hold them closed.
- Open and close the doors a few times to see if you need to make any further adjustments.