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.
Finished opening for 48 inch bifold doors.
Measuring a bifold door opening.
The leaves of the bifold are appropriately undersized to allow for clearance around the door.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
When you open the door instead of swinging in or out it folds in half at.
How to determine bifold door opening size.
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A bifold door consists of a pair of panels attached to each other with hinges.
The same is true of the height of the door.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
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For instance a 3 0 bifold door fits inside of a 36 wide finished opening.
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The trim hangs over the edge of the opening to cover the gap around the edge of the door.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
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The required size of the finished opening for a 48 by 80 inch door is 48 by 82 inches.
Most bifold door openings are finished with drwyall.
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.
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The opening size for a bifold door is measured from the finish face of the opening not the trim.
36 inch 117 48 inch 112 60 inch 112 72 inch 111 96 inch 2 finished opening height.
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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.
A casing type molding is often used around a bifold door.
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Similar to regular doors the sizes are expressed in the finished opening size.
The rough opening should be 49 by 82 for a 48 by 80 inch door.
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Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.