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Masonite bifold doors rough opening.
It should be obvious from the foregoing the retrofitting a bifold into another style door opening may be a problem.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
This is sometime called the rough opening or r o although for a bifold the measurments are taken from the finished opening.
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Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
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Even in new construction rough openings for common bifold doors are set during the framing stage.
The finish ing of the rough opening can be either a wood frame or drywall because the bifold installation hardware that comes with the bifold can be surface mounted to either.
What is finished opening for bifold doors an important note.
The required size of the finished opening for a 48 by 80 inch door is 48 by 82 inches.
The rough opening should be 49 by 82 for a 48 by 80 inch door.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
The finished opening for bifold doors involves the fastening of 1 x n trim boards to the bifold door rough opening 2 4 framing studs.
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Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
This allows for 1 2 inch thick drywall on both sides and at the top 80 inches for the doors and hardware and a 1 to 1 1 2 inch space under the door the space between the floor and the bottom of the door may vary depending on the type of flooring.
The construction of the rough opening for single or double bifold doors should be designed so that the opening conforms to our recommended finished opening dimensions.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
Installation and care for your masonite door is made simple with tools from instructional documents videos and more along with care guidelines and customization assistance from painting and staining to help for any situation.
Again the bifold closet door opening should be trimmed out first and thus be accounted for in sizing a bifold door rough opening.