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.
Putting a double french door in a garage door space.
Presuming that you would like to diy yourself.
French double doors with an inswing are what most people think of when the term french door is used.
Double entry doors can give a home a grand appeal.
Unlike pocket doors and sliding doors french doors command more space for operation.
Level and center the french doors and secure them.
Take the width of the door and layout a radius around the pivot point on both sides of the jamb to see how much space you ll need to allow.
To increase the finished living space in a split level home we removed a garage door and replaced it with a double door to remodel the interior into a family room.
By matt weber.
Whether you are installing interior or exterior doors be sure to plan for space around the door swing.
Try putting insulation into cracks in the jambs.
Two doors which swing open allowing a nominal space of 5 to 8 provide classical access from inside the house to outdoors.
This insulated fiberglass door was smaller than the garage door opening which required us to frame the new.
Replace an overhead door with pre hung double panels.
The next step is to insulate the doors.
I can suggest few simple measures for it.
First remove the trim and pull the nails out.