This Old House French Door Install

Diy or hire a pro.

This old house french door install. Plane or cut it as needed. For instructions on interior doors read how to install a prehung interior door. Optional grilles and hardware can be added to round out your door style. 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.

Return the door to its opening and shim it evenly all around. Check for tight spots. Also mark the door at the latch hole for the existing strike plate. There s even a way to use screenex doors to enclose a two car garage or open air porch.

For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward. Doors are available in white almond and brown. 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. For more how to video visit.

Mark the door where it meets the existing hinge mortises on the jamb. Questions you should ask photo by jodi jacobsen istock photo. 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.

Remove the old door. Place the door in the opening and shim it until it s centered in the opening. Purchasing one does simplify and speed up installation but the term prehung is really a misnomer. We installed the screenex model pd7283 in front of a 6 ft wide pair of french doors.

These doors and jambs must still be carefully adjusted to account for shortcomings in the wall frame. How to install an exterior door. Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door.