Whether they divide your living room from your dining room or an outdoor patio from your kitchen french doors are a gorgeous option that helps make an easy transition from one area to the next.
Make your own french doors with stock windows.
We were recently asked to replace an existing french style combination screen and storm door on a client s house.
1cut your stiles rails sash bars and muntins to width and length from 1 3 8 thick stock.
Measure the cutout centers of the doors and buy glass to fit.
Of 4 4 stock for the core and about 20 bd.
Choose exterior glass if the door is opening to the outside.
By rob robillard a storm door is very much part of a home s curb appeal.
If the french doors have dropped due to loose screws in the hinges attempt to tighten them before you test the doors again.
Here s how to calculate the lengths of your parts using an 18x24 window with 3 wide rails and stiles as an example.
The existing door was constructed of pine and had metal clips that held the screen or storm panels in place.
Lay the door flat on your work table.
You could save money by making the cores from less expensive wood such as poplar as long as you use your primary wood for the outside pieces on both edges.
To make both doors you ll need about 50 bd.
First cut the stiles to the full height of the window 24.
The more you use your french doors the more likely the thread of the screws will drag against the walls of their casings and loosen.
My full build of solid panel door can be found here.
In this video i show you how to make simple hardwood french doors.
I decided to use mahogany for the entire core.
If this is the case you may need to remove the entire doors so you can renew the holes.