Unlike
sliding doors which require a track and rollers,
bifold doors require a bit more hardware. The goal of making
bi fold doors into
closet doors is to have them hinged together in pairs, with them opening and closing in pairs. Finding the best hardware for these doors is dependent on:
Where the doors fold open
You’ll need to look first at how you want the doors to open. A traditional
bifold door will fold with another into the closet opening. They can be mounted to fold only to one side, split up or both fold to both sides. Don’t want the doors to fold inside the opening? Then choose “full access” hardware.
Mount to the floor?
There is some hardware that may require you to directly mount a pivot to the floor. For those with custom flooring, this might not be practical, so pick hardware that is heavy duty and doesn’t need the floor to be touched.
Oversized doors
Many
bi fold doors for closets are oversized, and require heavier limit hardware. Use hardware that will have a pivot mounted to the floor to help stabilize them.