Installing Interior French Doors In Existing Opening

Stand the door vertically into the opening as if it already were installed.

Installing interior french doors in existing opening.

We purchased pre hung french doors to make installing them even easier. We bought these particular doors because they match our 10 pane glass door into my office. How to install exterior and interior french doors in a existing opening step 1. Roughly center the door.

Here are the doors we bought. Watch french door install video below. Before we could install them we needed to trim a little off the bottom of the frame. 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.

Set the double french door into the rough opening. Rough opening must not be twisted see test below. 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. For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward.

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. This is the hole in the wall where the door fits gaps between doors and jambs must be equal. For more how to video visit. 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.

Take note of what reference notch on the bracket the drawn level line happens to pass through. We purchased our french doors from our local hardware store. You re more than likely going to be removing the drywall and or trim around the space. 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.