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Replacing bi-fold doors with conventional doors mercedita 12-24-2006
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Posted by Eric in North TX on December 24, 2006, 10:25 pm



Perhaps they do. but when they are planning on bi fold doors they often
put the 2x4s sideways rather than like a conventional stud wall. It
makes a nice closet, bigger than it would be with conventional stud
walls or the room is bigger with the same size closet, and no real
downside, as a closet is practically never a load bearing wall. That
leaves a wall roughly 2 3/4" thick. A pre-hung interior door is usually
4 3/4" thick, leaving over 2" dangling inside the closet making it a
reach around situation.


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Posted by Colbyt on December 24, 2006, 10:45 pm



>
> Perhaps they do. but when they are planning on bi fold doors they often
> put the 2x4s sideways rather than like a conventional stud wall. It
> makes a nice closet, bigger than it would be with conventional stud
> walls or the room is bigger with the same size closet, and no real
> downside, as a closet is practically never a load bearing wall. That
> leaves a wall roughly 2 3/4" thick. A pre-hung interior door is usually
> 4 3/4" thick, leaving over 2" dangling inside the closet making it a
> reach around situation.
>

Yeah they do. Building inspection would never approve that here.

I would think that would be more trouble than it is worth for the reasons
you have already mentioned.

Colbyt



Posted by dpb on December 24, 2006, 1:22 pm


mercedita@verizon.net wrote:
> the three closets in my basement had bi-fold doors; they were removed
> after flooding and a tile floor installed. I would like to replace them
> with regular double doors that swing out into the room. What
> measurements do I need to take to determine what size doors to get? Is
> this something that a do-it-your-selfer can do?

I'd ask first whether this was a single bi-fold or double. Also,
look/evaluate carefully the floor space these are going to require to
make absolutely sure it's going to be a convenience and not a
hindrance. As someone else noted, you might consider the sliding door
option rather than a swinging door if there's any doubt whatsoever.

That said, the measurements you need are the rough opening height and
width. You need to take these in true plumb and horizontal at both
ends of the opening in order to make sure the framing is square and
plumb enough to allow a standard door size to be used.

You can find prehung doors in both single and double door
configurations and those are certainly within the capabilities of a
reasonably competent diy'er. If need a custom-sized opening, that's
certainly somewhat more involved but doable for the skilled diy'er.

HTH...


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