Cliff's Notes: classic mistake of framing opening too small for bifold door.
It's not the end of the world, as this is only a closet in my finished basement. But the idiot who framed this project (me), didn't account for clearance space for the bi-fold door opening. The rough opening width is 73" (6'1") between the studs. Originally my thought was that I would wrap drywall around into the closet doorway (1/2" x2 = 1") and that would leave me with 72" for a 6' double bifold door. [forgetting clearance space for proper operation].
Somewhere along the line, the idea changed, and I thought it would look better with wood trimming out the doorway, instead of just drywall like the builders used in the rest of the house. 3/4" wood framing now leaves me with 71.5" rough opening for the door + needed clearance space.
Options? I see 3:
Any thought as to which approach is better? Any other ideas? Drywall is up, finished, and final painted already, so cutting the opening wider is not really a viable option.
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It's not the end of the world, as this is only a closet in my finished basement. But the idiot who framed this project (me), didn't account for clearance space for the bi-fold door opening. The rough opening width is 73" (6'1") between the studs. Originally my thought was that I would wrap drywall around into the closet doorway (1/2" x2 = 1") and that would leave me with 72" for a 6' double bifold door. [forgetting clearance space for proper operation].
Somewhere along the line, the idea changed, and I thought it would look better with wood trimming out the doorway, instead of just drywall like the builders used in the rest of the house. 3/4" wood framing now leaves me with 71.5" rough opening for the door + needed clearance space.
Options? I see 3:
- Custom order a door.
- Get a standard 6' double door and trim 1/2" off of each panel.
- Frame the sides of the doorway with 1/4" boards instead of 3/4". Of course, this means I have to find 1/4" thick boards. They only need to be paint-grade, however.
Any thought as to which approach is better? Any other ideas? Drywall is up, finished, and final painted already, so cutting the opening wider is not really a viable option.
