This Old House French Door Install

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This old house french door install.

There s even a way to use screenex doors to enclose a two car garage or open air porch. Plane or cut it as needed. For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward. A prehung door is a unit that comes with hardware and a frame ready to be installed into a doorway.

Questions you should ask photo by jodi jacobsen istock photo. Older homes have non standard sized openings so you may need to install a new jamb inside the opening to fit the french doors of your choice. Also mark the door at the latch hole for the existing strike plate. Diy or hire a pro.

These doors and jambs must still be carefully adjusted to account for shortcomings in the wall frame. The key things to remember are setting the door level shimming the frame so the gaps between it and the door are even and taking steps to waterproof the installation. Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door. Purchasing one does simplify and speed up installation but the term prehung is really a misnomer.

For more how to video visit. In this diy video we show you how to install french doors to let in the light with glass panels. For instructions on interior doors read how to install a prehung interior door. Doors are available in white almond and brown.

Remove the old door. We installed the screenex model pd7283 in front of a 6 ft wide pair of french doors. Place the door in the opening and shim it until it s centered in the opening. Bob vila takes a close look at the process of installing french doors.

Other models are available for doors ranging in width from 3 to 8 ft. Mark the door where it meets the existing hinge mortises on the jamb. Optional grilles and hardware can be added to round out your door style.