Adjust until the level s bubble is centered.
How to install an interior prehung french door.
Fit the doorknobs to both sides of the latch bolt.
Slip the latch bolt into its bore and fasten the plate into the mortise on the door s edge with the appropriate screws.
Drive two nails through the frame through the shims and into the studs.
First pick up where you left off in step five of our french door installation.
How to install pre hung interior french doors with a window transom step 1.
I ve installed many pre hung interior french doors with great success.
Drive two nails through each shim about an inch from each edge of the jamb with one about a inch above the other.
Pick up where you left off.
Install four wooden shims evenly spaced from top to bottom in the seam between the outer edge of the trimmer and.
A prehung door usually has a 1 1 4 inch gap at the bottom of the door.
Are interior french doors hard to install.
How to install a prehung interior door parts of a prehung door.
Decide how many separate windows you want your transom window to have two.
Fasten the strike plate to the mortise in the latch jamb with the screws provided in your kit.
This provides clearance for a carpet and pad about 1 inch.
Check the rough opening david carmack.
Double interior french doors are hard to install because you have additional tolerances you must satisfy to make the install look professional.
How to hang pre hung french doors 1.
It s hard enough hanging a single pre hung door much less a set of double french doors.
Build style your window.
Before driving the nails home open and close the door and make any necessary adjustments.
Lean the pre hung door unit against the wall inside the room where it will swing open with the barrels of the hinges.
If you plan to install hardwood floors which are 3 4 inch thick you should cut down the jambs by 7 8 inch 3 4 inch for the floor plus 1 8 inch to reduce the gap under the door.
Place a 4 foot level on the floor in the doorway.