How To Install Prehung French Doors

How to install pre hung interior french doors with a window transom step 1.

How to install prehung french doors.

If you watched my other door video you will follow the steps to set the first hodge side. The split jamb has a groove under the stop so it can slide over the edge of the main jamb. How to hang pre hung french doors 1. First pick up where you left off in step five of our french door installation.

Drive screws in partway in the holes. Lining up the outside of the jamb with the exterior sheeting we tacked it into place near the top hinge with a 2 1 2 in. Double interior french doors are hard to install because you have additional tolerances you must satisfy to make the install look professional. Stand outside and with the door closed check where the weatherstripping on the frame contacts the door.

Typically both jambs are furnished with casings already attached. It should be equal at the top middle and bottom. The door is attached to the main jamb which is installed first. For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward.

Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door. After checking the floor for level we moved the jamb into the opening. Install four wooden shims evenly spaced from top to bottom in the seam between the outer edge of the trimmer and. I ve installed many pre hung interior french doors with great success.

If it s not adjust the latch side of the door in or out and drill pilot holes in the frame at the top and bottom on the latch side. Decide how many separate windows you want your transom window to have two. Build style your window. Pick up where you left off.

Alan is gonna show you how to install a double prehung closet door. Lean the pre hung door unit against the wall inside the room where it will swing open with the barrels of the hinges. We installed all of the required vapor barrier products which will vary by location and code requirements.