Thread: anyone built a BI-Fold door at all before??

I have made and installed bifolds although I have not used the hardware you mention I have only used the Coudroy product

Barracuda Bi-Folding Door Track System

Hi Jovian,
I did the joinery on a house several years ago that was about 80m of bi-fold doors and windows they were every where all out of new guinea rosewood and using Centor system what do you need to know. I found only a couple of days ago a few set's new in their box's I was unpacking stuff that's been in storage for years they should have some details in the box. They were a very good system to use as I recall if you are anywhere near salt air only use the stainless set's not the alli one's.
Regards Rod.

I looked into buying bi-fold hardware,from memory I had sourced it from access hardware, looks like they have stores along the east coast, not sure about WA tho.

I did a couple of sets years ago in the UK, and a set recently using cheap hollow doors and the Courdroy kit linked above. None of them are particularly hard - you just need to think carefully about how all the bits work together, and how the doors and the door edges need to be shaped to make it all work.

One thing to make sure of: everything needs to be absolutely square and level, and needs to be stable or the doors will jam at some point in the future.

Hi Jovian,
I use the Brio Hardware simply because that is what I started using.
I find the Brio website calculators make working out the parts and door sizes nice and easy. Our can get it though Lincoln Sentry. Be sitting down when you get the price.

Ben

We spec the Centor system all the time at work. Look at the weight ratings per panel if you are using jarrah etc... look up the kg per m2 on the pilkington site for your glass, min of 4mm toughened. Cheep sets just don't handle that sort of kgs. As mentioned before, then sit down take a bex and wait for the price. I'm just about to use the Centor system with the built in screens at home. I need to use hard wood for the fire rating and double glazed for section J of the BCA, this limits the width of each panel and the number of panels in each direction. Have a look at the trend windows site, pdfs of how the centor system goes together with their doors and windows. Should give you a good idea.