Bifold Closet Door Design

The bifold closet door is a door for closets which is designed to fold outwards just in the same way that an accordion does. Often these doors are made of two panels which are connected together by hinges and it is these hinges which allow the door to fold outwards.

The bifold door is especially useful as a space saver and yet still allows you easy access to the contents inside the closet unlike a sliding door would. The great thing about this type of closet door is that it can be custom made to fit any size closet.

Certainly there are some situations where a bifold closet door would be much more effective to use. These doors are good for exceptionally large closets like those that stretch the whole length of a room. As previously mentioned, if equipped with sliding doors they do not allow you access to the whole of the closet. Whilst with bifold doors you are able to easily gain access to all corners of the closet space.

Another situation in which you may want to utilize these doors rather than using a standard door fitting is when you have a wardrobe that is fitted with swinging style doors. Unfortunately although the wardrobe fits into the bedroom there is not enough room in which you can effectively open the doors, so by replacing these swinging doors with bifold closet doors you will easily be able to access the storage space within. This means that you do not need to get rid of the current wardrobe and buy or build one much smaller in order that you can get into it, but rather just spend a little money on replacing the old swinging doors with a bifold door instead.

Although there are many advantages to be had from the installation of a bifold closet door there are still some other things which need to be taken into consideration before you go ahead and have them fitted:

1. First of all you will need to ensure that the space you have within your storage cabinet is utilized fully. Unfortunately the items that you have already purchased in order to fully utilize this space may not work with bifold closet doors, so you may have to find another way of utilizing the space that you have. But if you speak to the company where you purchased your bifold closet doors they should be able to provide you with some answers.

2. As bifold closet doors tend to see a lot of use where they are being opened and closed constantly, this may well place untold stress on its mechanical parts. As the bifold closet door is on a track it is this which will bear the brunt of the stress placed on the doors and they can soon become warped and damaged. If you want to stop this from happening you could try spraying them with a small amount of a greasing product (WD40 springs to mind) on to the tracks.

One of the most popular types of closet doors is bifold closet doors. They are space saving as well as modern in style with a contemporary appeal. They come in a wide variety of designs such as accordion, glass, mirrored and louvered. You can also choose from framed bifold or frameless. The most common wood used is pine and mahogany. They are perfect for interior doors of any type and locks may be purchased for them to prevent them from being opened. Bifold closet doors are adjustable so dimensions don't have to be precise. They are available at most local retailers in standard sizes but if you have non-standard sized, you can purchase custom built doors.

The most popular types of bifold closet doors are glass, mirrored and louvered. Glass gives your home a very contemporary look and adds a touch of elegance to your home. Mirrored doors make small spaces look bigger and brighten the area. Louvered doors are perfect for a linen closet or laundry room because they allow the space they enclose to breathe. Many people consider accordion doors old fashioned but that couldn't be farther from the truth. They are very modern in their design today because they can be made of wood with vinyl hinges.