Adding French Doors To Kitchen

Use a nail gun to secure them to the jack studs.

Adding french doors to kitchen.

We bought these particular doors because they match our 10 pane glass door into my office. 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. Standard door sizes start at 1 foot 6 inches and are offered at 2 inch increases up to 3 feet wide. Before we could install them we needed to trim a little off the bottom of the frame.

We purchased our french doors from our local hardware store. Exterior french doors should be fitted with weather stripping to keep the elements out. Remove trim carefully so you don t damage it and label the pieces as you go to make putting them back up easier. Now it s time for the jack studs the studs that will be placed at either end of the header.

Here are the doors we bought. Measure your door size. Hammer the studs into the sides of the opening and secure them by drilling screws into the remaining wood. Openings in older houses however are anything but standard and customization may be required.

Unlike pocket doors and sliding doors french doors command more space for operation. We purchased pre hung french doors to make installing them even easier. Remove the old frame around the opening with a hammer and pry bars where you want to install french doors. Use the long level and carpenter s square to make sure the inside of the opening is square and true.