I have bifold door tracks in different closets. One track seems to be 1" across the track. Another seems to be 3/4" across the track.
Is it typical that tracks for identical light weight bifold doors have different measures from side to side? Are there two standard sizes? The rollers and pins do not fit in the 3/4" track. If I want to replace the 3/4" track with a new 1" track would there be a problem!
Thanks very much!
Thanks for reaching out to us. It's not exactly typical, no; if the doors are identical, then they should have identical hardware, including tracks.
It isn't surprising either, though. Odds are whoever installed these doors either ran out of parts or just didn't want to make two trips, so they put in what they had and made it work. Happens all the time, despite the fact that it makes future repairs more difficult. Contractors on a deadline like to cut corners.
The bad news is that there really isn't "standard" when it comes to bifold doors. These are really, really specific systems and using alternate parts and sizes doesn't really work in the long run, which you're already seeing with the 3/4" door. If the 1" track works, stick with that and use it for both doors. That's my recommendation.
