Adjusting Bifold Doors Height

Adjusting bifold door height is accomplished by using the second adjustment feature of the bottom pivot pin.

Adjusting bifold doors height.

1 tighten the screws on the top bracket and. Two reasons that i can think of that would require you to adjust the height of the door. To adjust a door in this instance i either use better longer wood screws and try to fix deeper through the frame into the timber stud behind that the frame is fixed to. Locate the bolt positioned at the bottom and extend it in order to lower the bifold door or retract it to make the door higher.

To replace the door follow the steps in photo 2 in reverse order. Depending on the size of the door opening it holds either one or two sets of bifold doors. If you extend these bolts the door will be raised. Alternatively plug the screw holes with a rawl plug or lots of matchsticks.

If your bifold doors are dragging however and appear to be sitting a little low or are sometimes popping out of their track when you use the door you can adjust the height using the hinge bolts until they stay in place extending it to raise the doors and pushing it in to lower them. Bifold doors contain two separate door panels that are connected with hinges forming one bifold door. As a last resort loosen the top pivot bracket setscrew and slide the top away from the door frame. Adjust these as needed to maintain the height.

Not sure if this is your problem. Squirt some pva wood glue in to the screw holes first then bang in as many match sticks as will fit. Whether your bifold doors contain two panels or four panels adjust the doors similarly if they continually pop back open after you close them. Or gently lift the door off the lower bracket with a flat pry bar.

Here your main concern is with the hinge bolts. Turn the bottom pivot height adjustment to lower it if possible. Some doors will have nuts attached to the bolts so that the height can be locked in place.