Use the long level and carpenter s square to make sure the inside of the opening is square and true.
Adding french doors to kitchen.
Exterior french doors should be fitted with weather stripping to keep the elements out.
Now it s time for the jack studs the studs that will be placed at either end of the header.
Standard door sizes start at 1 foot 6 inches and are offered at 2 inch increases up to 3 feet wide.
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.
Hammer the studs into the sides of the opening and secure them by drilling screws into the remaining wood.
Here are the doors we bought.
Remove the old frame around the opening with a hammer and pry bars where you want to install french doors.
We purchased pre hung french doors to make installing them even easier.
Use a nail gun to secure them to the jack studs.
Before we could install them we needed to trim a little off the bottom of the frame.
Doors with standard opening sizes can accommodate pre hung french doors with ease.
The final step is to place the french doors.
Openings in older houses however are anything but standard and customization may be required.
We bought these particular doors because they match our 10 pane glass door into my office.
Measure your door size.
We purchased our french doors from our local hardware store.