Before installing the french doors frame check the sill plate for any deformities nails or obstructions.
How to harden french doors.
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Door hardening starts with the door itself.
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.
Predrill with a 1 8 in.
For standard door frames french doors are also available in pre hung kits making installation simple and straightforward.
Three point locking mechanisms are best for french doors.
For doors with a bolt that slides to lock along the top and bottom of the door you can permanently lock the door by drilling a hole into.
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While interior doors are typically 1 3 8 inch thick exterior doors should be 1 3 4 inches of solid wood.
Pre hung doors eliminate many of the steps necessary to installing a door.
Before installing caulk behind the nail fins of the doorframe to help create a weather tight seal.
Door edge when a deadbolt is installed in a door it creates a 1 inch bore through the outer edge leaving the actual wood around the deadbolt only 3 8 of an inch thick.
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If this is the case you may need to remove the entire doors so you can renew the holes.
If the french doors have dropped due to loose screws in the hinges attempt to tighten them before you test the doors again.
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.
Set up a power or cordless drill with a screw tip attachment.
The door will split and the the lock mechanism will just twist out.
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Reinforcing both door and frame should make for a very secure entrance.
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Screws that are angled in slightly to catch the stud.
Open both doors fully and stabilize each with a doorstop.
To further reinforce the doorjamb install a new strike plate in place of the old lip door strike plate that serves the doorknob lockset.