Bifold Door Jamb Height

We offer several bifold doors from glass to closet styles in a variety of sizes.

Bifold door jamb height.

Between both side jambs and no gap between the doors that meet in the middle. Standard interior door height is 80 inches. Some bi fold doors include pulls but you can also install decorative hardware to complement the other doors. The rough opening for a bifold with jambs is framed slightly wider to allow additional space for a door jamb on three sides.

Bifold door slabs need to be shorter and or the openings need to be taller to allow for the hardware. Order now to get individualize help. You can customize doors even more to achieve a perfect dimension for your opening at low price from us door more inc because odd size is our focus designing an one of a kind house is now more accessable than ever with our vast product selection. The standard height of the rough opening for a door is the door height plus 2 5 8 inches.

The height size specification finished opening size shown on the bifold packaging is 1 1 2 larger than the bifold set to allow for the track to be installed above the door set and the lower bracket installed below the door set. Hold the hardware in place marking the holes. Measure height and width of. The additional room allows for a 3 4 inch top jamb a shim.

As a rule the height of the door opening needs to be 1 1 2 to 2 higher than the height of the door. Standard door casing is typically 2 1 4 inch wide and about 5 8 inch thick. Trim around a jamb is typically referred to as door casing. Then secure the hardware.

The height of common doors is 6 feet 8 inches. A critical issue for bifold door is the hardware at the top and bottom of the door. When measuring for casing length add at least 2 1 2 inches 3 inches is best to the height of the opening for the two vertical pieces and 6 inches for the horizontal piece across the top. This is the most common height for passage doors that lead from one room to another.

An 80 inch door is called a 6 8 door pronounced six eight. Deduct 1 to 2 inches from the closet door opening height measurement if you intend to purchase stock bifold doors. Use the original measurement to choose bifold door kits.