How To Make A Bifold Garage Door

Apply upward pressure tilt the bottom of the door inward and allow the bottom knurled knob to drop into the serrated jaws of the jamb bracket.

How to make a bifold garage door.

A short video documenting the creation of x2 10 x10 doors on our new pole barn shop. Pick up the door and allow it to unfold. Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down. Insert the smooth pin and the wheel assembly into the track at the same time.

With the door in the 90 degrees open position start sliding scrap under the outside bottom of the door until your hinges are aligned. They are not better or worse than other more conventional types just different with their own advantages and disadvantages. Install the hinges close to the ends of the panels allowing the door to bend and close in the direction you want it to. Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door.

Design the bi fold panels anyway you like with vertical or horizontal braces and paneling. Apply wood glue on all top surfaces of the pieces of both your inner and outer frames. The wheel should be on the inside with the pin nearest the wall. Bifold garage doors are a neat architectural feature that can make your garage stand out from the crowd.

You can either line up your hinges from the front or i found it easier to measure about 2 inches from the back of the post and line up to that. Place the plywood on top of the frame apply wood glue and secure it with screws once it s aligned.