Making French Doors

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

Making french doors.

One of the quickest least expensive ways to jazz up many dull parts of a home is by adding moldings and dull doors are no exception millwork installed as a crown molding or chair rail can give a plain square room architectural character and crown moldings added to the top of cabinetry create instant appeal. If you are fitting french doors to what was an original wall or single door prepare the door frames and lintels beforehand. Measure the door frame to make sure the new doors will fit. First obviously i determined the size my doors needed to be and i made a frame using 1x4s for the sides 1x8s for the tops and bottoms and a 1 6 for the middle.

In this video i make a set of custom french doors for my shop. Here s a general overview of how i made them. To make a pair of 1 3 4 by 36 by 84 french doors plan to buy about 110 bd. For standard door frames french doors also are offered in pre hung kits making installation much easier and more straightforward.

I love the arts crafts style furniture so i picked some simple doors to practice so one day i can tackle my front door at home. If you have been watching you ll know that its taken me the better part of 2 months to get my shop. Unfortunately the large. 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.

I wanted fancy looking french doors so i did raised panels on the bottom and arched frosted glass on the top. Building frame panel french doors. French doors consist of a pair of doors equipped with large areas of glass to allow natural light and exterior views into the home. Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door.

Stave core construction stave core stiles and rails are made by gluing thick face veneers onto both sides of a glued up core. In this video i make a set of custom frame panel french doors for my shop. How to make french doors more safe. 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.

If you have been watching you ll know that its taken me the better part of 2 months to get my. Older homes have non standard sized openings so you may need to install a new jamb inside the opening to fit the french doors of your choice.