Installing Prehung Interior French Doors

This provides clearance for a carpet and pad about 1 inch.
Installing prehung interior french doors. Pre hung french doors consist of a door that s hinged in a wooden door frame which eliminates mortising and installing hinges. Set your store to see local availability. To install a door. Double interior french doors are hard to install because you have additional tolerances you must satisfy to make the install look professional.
In addition the doors are pre drilled and mortised for a handle and. Next slide the pre hung french doors into the rough opening making sure the jambs are flush with the wall. Are interior french doors hard to install. A prehung door usually has a 1 1 4 inch gap at the bottom of the door.
If you plan to install hardwood floors which are 3 4 inch thick you should cut down the jambs by 7 8 inch 3 4 inch for the floor plus 1 8 inch to reduce the gap under the door. 15 lite clear wood pine prehung interior french door model hdcp151550 414 00 414 00. Place a 4 foot level on the floor in the doorway. Check the rough opening david carmack.
Adjust until the level s bubble is centered. How to install a prehung interior door parts of a prehung door. It s hard enough hanging a single pre hung door much less a set of double french doors. How to install an interior door that is not prehung.
I ve installed many pre hung interior french doors with great success. Installing single doors or slab doors into openings with existing jambs means the door has not been mortised for hinges. Interior doors are a great way to update and accent your decor without too much commitment or expense. Installing a pre hung door is easier and faster than starting from scratch since most of the more labor intensive work is already done.
How to install pre hung interior french doors remove the head and inside jambs which are usually nailed together to help with ease of removal.