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Installing interior french doors in existing opening.
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.
How to install exterior and interior french doors in a existing opening step 1.
This is the hole in the wall where the door fits gaps between doors and jambs must be equal.
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.
For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward.
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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.
Roughly center the door.
Rough opening must not be twisted see test below.
Here are the doors we bought.
Set the double french door into the rough opening.
Watch french door install video below.
Bob vila takes a close look at the process of installing french doors.
We bought these particular doors because they match our 10 pane glass door into my office.
We purchased pre hung french doors to make installing them even easier.
Take note of what reference notch on the bracket the drawn level line happens to pass through.
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.
Stand the door vertically into the opening as if it already were installed.
We purchased our french doors from our local hardware store.