Slide the lock off of the folding section when you want to unlock the door and slide it back on to re lock.
How do you lock a bifold door.
Attach the bottom pivot into the lower jamb bracket.
It can secure the doors in just one movement and is an elegant and attractive solution.
Drill a hole according to the flush mount lock instructions directly above the location you have chosen for the lock.
Do this for both sets of bifold doors.
Close the door and slide the lock over to cover the door s folding section.
To install a top mounting bifold door lock open the door and place the lock on top of one side.
He or she should hold the door upright while you align it with the upper pivots.
Have a partner help when installing bifold doors.
Install the lock plate with screws.
Install 3 inch long surface bolts at the upper portions of the edge bands of the innermost doors one at a time.
Mark the door at the locations of the screw holes in the lock with a felt tip marker.
Twinpoint a twin point lock will include a handle in the centre of your bifold doors which will operate from both the top and bottom of the door.
Mark the screw locations unlock the lock and carefully screw the sliding lock onto the exterior of the sliding door.
Loosen the set screw on the top bracket and slide the bracket slightly along the track to adjust the space between the top of the doors.
Set the lock aside.
Lock the door into place and adjust the height using the rotating arm or hinge pin depending on the type of hardware included with your door.
Align the slide into the lock plate and place the lock on the door.
Push the door up into the top of the door frame so that the top pin fits into the top bracket and the roller enters the track.
Slide the lock up until the end of the bolt.