Installing Bifold Doors On Concrete Floor

Step 2 measure for holes.

Installing bifold doors on concrete floor.

Clean the floors with a string mop. Position one pair of bifold doors at the opening with the stabilizer pins at the jamb side. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner. Insert the top pin into the hole on the pivot bracket.

Hold the door in the opening at a slight angle and push the top pivot pin on the door s outer edge into the bracket inside the overhead track. Locate the top and bottom tracks for your sliding door kit and lay them on the floor. Mix the concrete floor cleaner with warm water. I enjoyed john spier s article on installing pre hung doors what about when the floors will be carpeted.

Repeat the track layout and anchoring procedure for the top track and hoist the sliding doors between the tracks to complete the installation. Mark those locations using a marker. Pull out the track for your bifold doors. Depending on the weather conditions it can take up to 72 hours for the concrete floors to dry completely.

Press down on the guide roller to line it up with the overhead track. Allow the floors to dry completely. Installing the doors 1 insert the provided pivot pins into the predrilled holes at the upper and lower edges of the outermost doors on each pair of bifolds. Insert the bottom pin into the hole of the.

Lift up on the door and sit the bottom pivot pin into the proper hole or slot inside the l bracket. Use a large bucket big enough for a string mop. Measure each track and determine where they require cutting for fitting the door. The pins are designed to install one way.

Drive the concrete screws until their heads grip the track and secure it to the concrete floor.