One of the doors is tipping towards the other door. It looks like it is off the track. I can’t deduce how to get it back into the track… I pick it up close the door that is fine and they stay in place until the next time I need to open the door. The internet has been less than helpful so far.
Just replace it with something fly like this:
Just replace it with something fly like this:
Your utility is less than youtube
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The bi-fold doors at my house have a pin at the top and bottom of the door on the wall side, and a pin at the top of the door in the middle, where the doors meet. The two top-side pins are spring loaded.
The receptacle on the wall side at the top, that the pin goes into, adjusts using a screwdriver.
Seems like if your door is tipping to the middle, then this top, wall-side receptacle needs to be adjusted – loosen it with a screwdriver, slide it in the track toward the wall, then re-tighten. Might need to adjust the bottom receptacle as well, so the door remains square. Either way, you can adjust the gap between the door and the wall in this way.
I would start by checking the door that is still in the track and sitting correctly. See how it connects at the top and bottom near the wall end and how it connects near the middle top. Then go to the other door and see which of the three locations is different. Then try to make the door that is leaning incorrectly the same as the other door.
One option would to install a small magnet on the back of the door at the top where it overlaps with the frame in the middle where the bi-fold is.
I can get the doors back in tracks - but they just don’t last - evben if not used I find them half-assed open or off track. Had a carpenter in for other things and had him redo my folding doors. They still operate like shit.
Just replace it with something fly like this:
Not sure if you’re joking but I actually like that!
Maurice
My best guess is that the upper hinge side has slipped.This causes the door to be tilted and when you close it, the upper center pin slips out out of the track.
Get a phillips head screwdriver and a flashlight and go inside with the door just like it’s in the picture. You can open the other door. Shine your light up at the upper hinge side. You’ll see a phillips head screw. Loosen it and slide that fixture to the hinge side. Exit closet and close both doors. It should only take a couple of tries to get the gaps right. The center gap is the one that matters most.
Good luck!
My best guess is that the upper hinge side has slipped.This causes the door to be tilted and when you close it, the upper center pin slips out out of the track.
Get a phillips head screwdriver and a flashlight and go inside with the door just like it’s in the picture. You can open the other door. Shine your light up at the upper hinge side. You’ll see a phillips head screw. Loosen it and slide that fixture to the hinge side. Exit closet and close both doors. It should only take a couple of tries to get the gaps right. The center gap is the one that matters most.
Good luck!
One needed a flat head (thankfully not a Canadian head) screwdriver
Mission accomplished
Flathead is an engine. Slotted is a screwdriver.
Flathead is an engine. Slotted is a screwdriver.
Fucking door works now after using a tool
Your home diy threads are absolutely adorable. Sorry I was late to the game on this one.
Next week on “fix Windy’s house” we will go over the basics of underpinning one’s foundation.
Your home diy threads are absolutely adorable. Sorry I was late to the game on this one.
Next week on “fix Windy’s house” we will go over the basics of underpinning one’s foundation.
There will be another one this afternoon
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