How To Make A Door Frame For French Doors

Lay the door flat on your work table.

How to make a door frame for french doors.

And don t forget that the jamb is usually 1 inch thick with another 1 4 inch space between the frame and the jamb. In this video i make a set of custom frame panel french doors for my shop. Hanging these doors involves a similar process to hanging an entry door. Add those measurements to the size of both doors and add an additional 1 1 4 inch to obtain the final dimensions.

The key to this project is a new router bit set designed expressly for french doors. 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. Step 2 cut frame. After you find the width of the frame then calculate the height of the door frame.

And for the greatest stability a major requirement for entry doors i decided to make the stiles and rails using stave construction a building method commonly used by exterior door manufacturers rather than solid lumber. Just with any other type of door make sure the door is hung plumb inside the door frame so that your doors stay open when desired and close tightly. This is the actual thickness of a 2x4. You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2.

Cut the door header. The wall frame is constructed from vertical stud sections and a horizontal header. Drill holes into each corner of the frame and slide the mullion into place. Building frame panel french doors.

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. Measure from the floor up and add 1 inch for the bottom and 2 inches for the top jamb. Choose exterior glass if the door is opening to the outside. The three point system locks the door to the head jamb and the sill instead of just to each other.

Standard framing for a set of french doors varies only in its framed width compared with standard door framing.