This step by step instructional video will walk you through the installation process and show you the tools youâ ll need.
Installing outside french doors.
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Unlike pocket doors and sliding doors french doors command more space for operation.
Installing pocket doors steve watson helps install pocket doors in keeping with the style of a victorian interior.
Take the width of the door and layout a radius around the pivot point on both sides of the jamb to see how much space you ll need to allow.
We put the doors back on their hinges before completing the installation.
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Whether you are installing interior or exterior doors be sure to plan for space around the door swing.
Open up a room to the outside and bring light inside by installing new french doors.
Caulk around the outside of the french doors and also over the insulation.
A straightedge on the jamb helped align the jamb for shimming and nailing.
Optional grilles and hardware can be added to round out your door style.
Use 100 percent silicone caulking as this will ensure that the door frame is waterproof and will also help the exterior caulking to prevent air from escaping.
How to install exterior and interior french doors in a existing opening step 1.
Bob vila takes a close look at the process of installing french doors.
You re more than likely going to be removing the drywall and or trim around the space.
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Today s exterior french doors often arrive prehung in a wood frame complete with sill and weatherstripping.
Prep the opening figure out your space s opening for where you want install your doors.
In order to install the door jamb we had to have one guy on the outside checking gaps and door alignments while the guy on the inside shimmed and nailed the jamb into place.
Install any molding to cover the edge of the doorframe and caulk any gaps in both the exterior and interior joints.