Framing a 60 x 80 Bifold Door Rough Opening Right
If you are currently standing in a hallway with a tape measure, you've probably realized that your 60 x 80 bifold door rough opening needs to be a bit larger than the actual door panels themselves. It's one of those classic construction "gotchas" where the nominal size—the name on the box at the hardware store—isn't the actual measurement of the hole you need to frame into your wall. If you frame it exactly at 60 inches by 80 inches, I've got some bad news: those doors are never going to fit, and you're going to spend your Saturday afternoon hacking away at 2x4s with a reciprocating saw. ...