Here at Abbey, we understand how important your bifold doors are to your home. They are attractive, versatile, and give you a seamless connection to your garden. But they can suffer from wear and tear over time and may need adjusting. You might be wondering how to do this, so read on to find out more.
Bifold doors are not hard to adjust because they can be shifted in many directions, for instance, up, down, left, or right. This will help them fit into place, although it is essential to understand how they work, so you know how to fix them.
The first thing you should think about is what could go wrong with your doors. When bifold doors get used a lot, one of the main issues is that they don’t close or lock properly. This means they have been disconnected from the tracking system and will need to be fitted back in. One way of doing this is lifting it back into your system. Reconnecting them depends on which doors you have for your home. If you have a top hung door, it hangs from the top track, whereas a bottom hung door rolls along the bottom track for a smoother glide.
In order to adjust your door, open and close them to determine what is going wrong with it. Look at it and see if the lock and reliever are clashing or if they are wedged to the door jamb. If this is the cause of the problem, it will need some adjustment to line up with the other doors. To do this, open up the train of doors, so they are stacked to one side.
Use an Allen key to manoeuvre the hinges that are fixed towards the threshold. This could require some experimentation, so play around with it until they sit flush within the system.
Adjusting the height can also be suitable if the doors drop out of the tracking system. Expand the bolt out and push it until you have found the right balance. This is a simple fix to adjusting your doors, so it is worth experimenting with.
However, in some cases, the issue could be caused by more than a simple alignment issue, so you might have to remove the doors from their tracks to repair them yourself. Pop the spring loaded pin from the door frames’ edge with a bit of force. A safe method to do this is to take the door out of its frame, and someone can hold onto the door to make the task easier. Adjusting the bottom pin is very important, too, because when the door is far away from the frame, it won’t cause any friction.
Next, clean the tracks. This is where debris and dirt accumulate. Once you have cleaned it, the doors can be slotted back in and should operate smoothly. Give the doors a thorough clean for a pristine finish. To do this, use warm soapy water and a damp cloth so it looks immaculate. Using WD 40 will also help smooth up the process as well.
After you do this, close the bifold door to see if it pops open. If it does, lift it up and slide the panel that is nearest to the door casing the side. Once the pin slips out the bottom bracket, lower the door from the overhead track.
Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screw in the top bracket within the track; if the bottom bracket is adjustable and doesn’t have a slot to adjust to, use a wrench to loosen the bolt within the bracket. Slide the bolt close to the tight casing, and adjust the bolt back in its place.
Then, push the door into the top frame, so the pin fits into the bottom bracket, and the roller enters the track. You should do this for both sets of doors.
Finally, slide the bifold doors open and shut, so it doesn’t pop open. If needed, re-adjust them if necessary.
We hope you have found this article helpful in adjusting your bifold doors. However, if you need further assistance, call us on 0118 956 6866 or fill in our online contact form. Our friendly team will be happy to assist you.