" Bifold doors are great-looking solutions for closets including washers and dryers and other places where regular doors won't work. To start, measure the width and height of the opening. Standard doors are 80-inches tall but doors can be cut down if you're opening is not a standard size. Review the instructions that came with your particular bifold doors."

" Checking the bifold instructions, slide the 2 top door pivot brackets into place so that the edge of the doors are one-quarter inch from the closet. Now, using a plumb bob, line up the bottom pivot, so it is directly below the top pivot. Wall-to-wall carpeting will not provide a firm support for the bottom pivot. For installation on carpeting, you will need to first install a small wooden pad, and then screw the bottom pivot to the wooden pad. Here is how. Cut a pad out from a small piece of wood so that it's a little longer than the bottom pivot and is deep as the carpet. Using the wood as a guide, carefully cut away the wall-to-wall carpeting and carpet liner under the wooden pad. Press the wooden pad into place so it's resting firmly on the subfloor. Drill a pilot hole into the wood and secure the pad tightly against the floor with a single screw. Mark the location of the screw holes with a pencil. Drill guide holes and then screw the bottom pivot into place on the pad. Next, locate the nylon or metal pivot pins for the top of each door. Insert the pins into the predrilled hole and gently tap them into place with a hammer. On the bottom of the inside door, will be a hole in which to insert the adjustable bottom pivot. Like the top pivot pins, gently tap it into place with a hammer. Finally it's time to hang the doors. Fold one door in half and insert the top pivot pin into the top bracket. Now, lifting the door, lower the bottom pin into the bracket on the floor. Adjust the bottom pivot until it is quarter inch from the wall so that the door can swing open. Do this for both sides. Lastly, by turning the adjustable pivot on the bottom of each door, you can adjust the doors so that they are the same height and aligned with each other. Now, onto the wooden doors. Mark the position in the middle of the outer edge of each door at a comfortable height off the floor. Drill a hole through the door that's the size of the doorknob fastener. Screw the fastener into place from the inside the door and then screw on the knob. On 4-door bifold sets, you install alignment brackets 18 inches off the floor to keep the doors aligned when they close. Simply screw one bracket to each inside door so that they interlock when the door is closed. For a final touch you may want to install a valence to cover the header track. Just cut a piece of wood molding, the height of the header, and fasten it in place with glue or small brads. With the valence in place, your new bifold doors are now ready to paint to match your decor."