This Old House French Door Install

Also mark the door at the latch hole for the existing strike plate.

This old house french door install. Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door. Plane or cut it as needed. Return the door to its opening and shim it evenly all around. There s even a way to use screenex doors to enclose a two car garage or open air porch.

Mark the door where it meets the existing hinge mortises on the jamb. 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. Purchasing one does simplify and speed up installation but the term prehung is really a misnomer. Questions you should ask photo by jodi jacobsen istock photo.

For instructions on interior doors read how to install a prehung interior door. How to install an exterior door. For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward. 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. Today s exterior french doors often arrive prehung in a wood frame complete with sill and weatherstripping. Doors are available in white almond and brown. We installed the screenex model pd7283 in front of a 6 ft wide pair of french doors.

Other models are available for doors ranging in width from 3 to 8 ft. Remove the old door. Bob vila takes a close look at the process of installing french doors. 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.

A prehung door is a unit that comes with hardware and a frame ready to be installed into a doorway. Check for tight spots. These doors and jambs must still be carefully adjusted to account for shortcomings in the wall frame.