Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door.
How to make a bifold garage door.
If you are looking for a cure for the boring conventional sectional door you have found it.
A garage door needs rollers if it is going to be mounted on a horizontal or vertical track.
Apply upward pressure tilt the bottom of the door inward and allow the bottom knurled knob to drop into the serrated jaws of the jamb bracket.
A short video documenting the creation of x2 10 x10 doors on our new pole barn shop.
Pick up the door and allow it to unfold.
The wheel should be on the inside with the pin nearest the wall.
Install the hinges close to the ends of the panels allowing the door to bend and close in the direction you want it to.
You can either line up your hinges from the front or i found it easier to measure about 2 inches from the back of the post and line up to that.
They are not better or worse than other more conventional types just different with their own advantages and disadvantages.
Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down.
The design is based on aviation style hangar doors.
With the door in the 90 degrees open position start sliding scrap under the outside bottom of the door until your hinges are aligned.
Design the bi fold panels anyway you like with vertical or horizontal braces and paneling.
Insert the smooth pin and the wheel assembly into the track at the same time.