Installing Bifold Doors On Concrete Floor

Pull out the track for your bifold doors.

Installing bifold doors on concrete floor.

Use a large bucket big enough for a string mop. 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. Locate the top and bottom tracks for your sliding door kit and lay them on the floor.

Repeat the track layout and anchoring procedure for the top track and hoist the sliding doors between the tracks to complete the installation. Lift up on the door and sit the bottom pivot pin into the proper hole or slot inside the l bracket. Use the drill to drive concrete screws through the track s holes and into the starter holes. John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds.

Mix the concrete floor cleaner with warm water. Depending on the weather conditions it can take up to 72 hours for the concrete floors to dry completely. Kneel down and measure the bottom of the door opening using a tape measure. Insert the bottom pin into the hole of the.

Measure each track and determine where they require cutting for fitting the door. The pins are designed to install one way. 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. Clean the floors with a string mop.

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. Press down on the guide roller to line it up with the overhead track. Step 2 measure for holes. Mark those locations using a marker.

Allow the floors to dry completely.