Installing Interior French Doors In Existing Opening

Rough opening must not be twisted see test below.

Installing interior french doors in existing opening.

For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward. This can be a pain in the ass but if you use existing door as a template it will go much smoother you will defiantly need a little patience. Prep the opening figure out your space s opening for where you want install your doors. Use a hammer to tap two wedges under the door until the top of it is within an eighth of an inch of touching the ceiling.

Watch french door install video below. Interior french doors tips it s important to realize the first thing to get right as you begin to tackle your double interior french doors is the rough opening. Here are the doors we bought. Roughly center the door.

This is the hole in the wall where the door fits gaps between doors and jambs must be equal. Stand the door vertically into the opening as if it already were installed. We purchased pre hung french doors to make installing them even easier. How to install exterior and interior french doors in a existing opening step 1.

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. We bought these particular doors because they match our 10 pane glass door into my office. For more how to video visit. Set the double french door into the rough opening.

Using the level line drawn on the wall screw in the top bracket on the side of the door where the level line was drawn. You re more than likely going to be removing the drywall and or trim around the space. Before we could install them we needed to trim a little off the bottom of the frame. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.