Make A French Door Frame

Buy an unfinished french door frame or two single doors with pre cut centerpieces from your local lumber store.

Make a french door frame.

818 735 0509 choose the 1 company in los angeles and ventura county for your next. To make a pair of 1 3 4 by 36 by 84 french doors plan to buy about 110 bd. Johnson hardware 2060 series 36 in. For standard door frames french doors also are offered in pre hung kits making installation much easier and more straightforward.

Measure the door frame. Stave core construction stave core stiles and rails are made by gluing thick face veneers onto both sides of a glued up core. Framing for a french door is similar to framing for a single door except there are two doors and each door will be hung one on each side of the opening. However french doors are usually worth the extra effort for once they are up and everything is in order they make a handsome addition to your living space whether they are interior or exterior.

Primed tan jamb extender kit with zinc sill extender model ktet60dz 43 62 43 62. To make the door header the top of the door frame cut two 2x4s to the same length as the width of the original opening and nail them securely together. Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door. Measure the door frame to make sure the new doors will fit.

Pocket door frame for 2x6 stud wall model 20603080 323 80 323 80. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Feather river doors 6 9 16 in. If you are fitting french doors to what was an original wall or single door prepare the door frames and lintels beforehand.