Bifold Door Rough Opening Dimensions

Finished opening heights are based on reeb s standard interior frame components and clearances.

Bifold door rough opening dimensions.

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. For example a four foot wide 48 by six feet eight inches high 80 bifold set of doors would require a rough opening width of 50 inches and a height of 82 inches. Doors will be undersized in width to accommodate the callside of the bifold. Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.

A bifold door consists of a pair of panels attached to each other with hinges. Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors. If the bifold is shipped without a reeb frame the finished opening may differ slightly. The trim hangs over the edge of the opening to cover the gap around the edge of the door.

For reference standard interior door widths range from 24 36 finished opening. How to determine bifold door opening size. Since bi fold doors are net sized to fit he frame the unit will fit a 2 0 net inside width frame. Finished opening widths are true to the measurement a 3 0 is 36 a 2 8 is 32 a 6 0 is 72 etc.

This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Measuring a bifold door opening. When you open the door instead of swinging in or out it folds in half at. So for the rough opening all you would have to do is minus the thickness of whatever you are using to finish it with.

You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Door jambs are 3 4 inch thick for a total of 1 1 2 inches including 1 4 inch of space around the perimeter for shimming. If you have questions give us a call at 888 458 5911. A casing type molding is often used around a bifold door.

Typically the rough bifold door opening should be sized 2 inches wider and 2 inches higher than the door itself regardless of the bifold door size. Most bifold door openings are finished with drwyall. For bi fold doors the rough opening width is 1 1 4 larger than the total nominal width of the doors. The doors have rollers that are adjustable so if the call out size is 60 x 80 than that would be the opening size that it would fit in.

The finished opening should be just about the same size. The difference in height is insignificant since it adds only 1 4 inch. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. If using a pair of 2 0 bi fold doors each door is 1 0 nominal width.

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. The rough opening for a bifold with jambs is framed slightly wider to allow additional space for a door jamb on three sides. The opening size for a bifold door is measured from the finish face of the opening not the trim. The difference between a rough opening and finished opening is usually 2 3 inches.