The home mender shows us how to install new wood at the ends of bifold doors after they ve broken out.
How to fix split wood at hinges of bifold door.
The blocks should be at least as long as the cracks or longer.
Then the door either sags or falls out of the track.
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Or you can fix the problem permanently by installing corner braces.
You can try gluing and clamping the wood but the wood can split again in a different spot.
Match them to your door.
Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers.
Place at least two clamps on the blocks of wood.
Insert and tighten the screws to secure the hinge to the door.
Place scrap blocks of wood on both sides of the door over the cracked area.
Slam a bifold door too many times and you can split the wood where the top and bottom anchor and pivot pins sit.
The style shown in the photo requires you to lift the door and drop the pin into a different notch in the bracket.
One requires you to loosen a set screw and slide the bracket in or out.
Bifold door hinges have different mounting hole patterns and sizes.
Make sure you match the new hinge to the old hinge for the easiest installation.
You can do this with carpenter s glue and a c clamp.
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Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick.