Thank you! I have been asking everyone to help me install french doors and everyone keeps telling me to just hire Home Depot! Not! They are too expensive and now that I've watched your very helpful video, I am going to install my own french doors! Thank you for your very impressive and detailed video!! Have a blessed day!
I agree, this is a very detailed and interesting video. Gave me all the answers to finish my french doors. I don't own a router, so it was very good to see you using a chisel! I subscribed too!
Thanks for the vid! I've installed many doors that were already pre-fab. But I've never had to cut holes for hardware and all that. I'm very confident after watching your video that this French door install I'm doing tomorrow will go great!
I installed one this weekend, first time i install doors ( or do DIY stuff in my loft). installed everything with a drill, hand saw, wood cisors and a hammer! Its not perfect but was lots of fun to do!
Very well executed. I will try the finished trim piece for the opening door to strike. And I had no idea those flush bolt things were for that. Always over looked them. Anywho, I will attempt this when I get me a decent router. Soon.
THANK YOU!!!! I'm a DIY guy for a lot of things but never this and I have two sets to install. I'll take my time and think that I'll be quite successful with the help you provided here. Again...THANKS!!
Hey great video, when fitting the deadbolts and all rebated furniture.. Place the item in place.... Screw it in situ and use a Stanley knife to cut around the edge, this way you'll not have any pencil marks around them to remove if the door gets varnished. The use of the knife helps prevent splintering when chiseling against the grain.
Thank you very much good sir! I know this must've taken a bunch of time, and we appreciate it! You helped me a lot more than the home improvement employees could!
Nice job, the only thing I would have done differently would be installing the flush bolt on the top of the door instead of the bottom so I keep the nice floor intact. God bless.
It ranges, some are made from wood, some use concrete/cement/bricks. Here in Florida it's more often made of concrete/cement and bricks, while the northern states more often of wood.
French doors are derived from an original French design called the casement door. It is basically a double-leaved door with large glass panels in each door leaf.
Do you have to do the routing chiseling part on the inside part of the door? I was feeling confident until I saw that part. I don't have the tool for that and I don't think I can do it by hand.
I would have just screwed the two jam pieces he clamped together, and put the screws that secure the jam to the wall behind the hinges. but to each his own. well done door there.
I have a question. I am installing double solid wood doors for my 48" wide closet in an existing frame. Instead of having one stationary door, I will need to have both doors most of the time. Using bolts at the top and bottom would be inconvenient. What type of hardware should I use instead? should I get one for top and bottom of one door or just the top? Should the hardware be put on both doors or just one?
Great video. I do have two quick questions. Why aren't you using an astragal? If someone tried to open the door against the hinge direction, without an astragal you can mess up the door frame, right?
floor for my next french door is epoxy on 'crete with unknown radiant location I am thinking of cranking the heat then FLIR, and pray , not certain how flushing that reinforcement plate will go...
I don't know where you learned to do shims but there are videos that'll show you how to do it properly so that you get a jam that sits right I mean all you need are two shims coming in from either side to create your perfect equidistence that you need you never put a shim in just by itself that's not a shim that's a wedge, two wedges sliding together from either side create your Gap in an incremental fashion
Well I don't think I've ever seen anybody use a router without a jig to set a hinge I mean I would set my hinge with just marking with a razor blade and a chisel and do a way better job
Thank you! I have been asking everyone to help me install french doors and everyone keeps telling me to just hire Home Depot! Not! They are too expensive and now that I've watched your very helpful video, I am going to install my own french doors! Thank you for your very impressive and detailed video!! Have a blessed day!
Good luck and have fun!
I agree, this is a very detailed and interesting video. Gave me all the answers to finish my french doors. I don't own a router, so it was very good to see you using a chisel! I subscribed too!
Same. Not paying my contractor to do the lock when it's something I can do.
Bravo on the no holds barred free hand mortise
Thanks for the vid! I've installed many doors that were already pre-fab. But I've never had to cut holes for hardware and all that. I'm very confident after watching your video that this French door install I'm doing tomorrow will go great!
Glad I could help!
Intimidating, but this was so informative! I understood every single part!!!
I installed one this weekend, first time i install doors ( or do DIY stuff in my loft). installed everything with a drill, hand saw, wood cisors and a hammer! Its not perfect but was lots of fun to do!
Your work is a piece of art.
Very well executed. I will try the finished trim piece for the opening door to strike. And I had no idea those flush bolt things were for that. Always over looked them. Anywho, I will attempt this when I get me a decent router. Soon.
I'm going to install some doors myself and I couldn't be more grateful for the video. Thanks for sharing!
THANK YOU!!!! I'm a DIY guy for a lot of things but never this and I have two sets to install. I'll take my time and think that I'll be quite successful with the help you provided here. Again...THANKS!!
Hey great video, when fitting the deadbolts and all rebated furniture.. Place the item in place.... Screw it in situ and use a Stanley knife to cut around the edge, this way you'll not have any pencil marks around them to remove if the door gets varnished. The use of the knife helps prevent splintering when chiseling against the grain.
Thank you very much good sir! I know this must've taken a bunch of time, and we appreciate it! You helped me a lot more than the home improvement employees could!
Well done , I think I’m ready to do mine now!
Professional job there!
Great job, well in depth tutorial on this. I'm putting one in my house so this helps out a lot. Thanks buddy.
That was a fun little journey
Thank you for sharing your time & talent!
Great video,going to be installing the French doors shortly where there was once French doors before!
Excellent details- thanks for filming and posting! Very helpful...
Very good video and thank you for your time...good stuff...I just learned what it takes....thanks.
awesome video. I just bought a house with French doors and they did not finish with locks . so thanks it solved my problem ...yay
Thank you! This was great and very thorough!
Nice job, the only thing I would have done differently would be installing the flush bolt on the top of the door instead of the bottom so I keep the nice floor intact. God bless.
Do you have to have a flush bolt if the french doors are interior doors that aren't being locked?
@@rachelm.1605 Yes but i would put a flush bolt in top only.
Brilliant video, I'll be doing mine soon
Great video, I was looking for something just like this. Thanks a million.
It ranges, some are made from wood, some use concrete/cement/bricks. Here in Florida it's more often made of concrete/cement and bricks, while the northern states more often of wood.
Good job 👏👏👏👏
He got it going on and an awesome job.
Great video thank you....
I give it a 100 out of 100.
Nice job! Now I guess it's my turn. My break is over. :-)
You can do it!
good vid mate! Gleaned some tips for hanging double shed doors
French doors are derived from an original French design called the casement door. It is basically a double-leaved door with large glass panels in each door leaf.
Great video! Covered some of our same problems! Thanks!
Great instructional video Thanks!!!!
Thanks, great video just what I needed.
Plan ahead, we are watching this aren't we? Ha ha ha just needed the flush bolt information but awesome video! Thanks for posting
Do you have to do the routing chiseling part on the inside part of the door? I was feeling confident until I saw that part. I don't have the tool for that and I don't think I can do it by hand.
C'est assez marrant d'entendre un anglais essayer de parler français !
It's funny to hear an English people try to speak french !
Awesome video my brother thank you
I would have just screwed the two jam pieces he clamped together, and put the screws that secure the jam to the wall behind the hinges. but to each his own. well done door there.
Excellent video
I have a question. I am installing double solid wood doors for my 48" wide closet in an existing frame. Instead of having one stationary door, I will need to have both doors most of the time. Using bolts at the top and bottom would be inconvenient. What type of hardware should I use instead? should I get one for top and bottom of one door or just the top? Should the hardware be put on both doors or just one?
Nice job! Thx!
Thank you
Great video. I do have two quick questions.
Why aren't you using an astragal?
If someone tried to open the door against the hinge direction, without an astragal you can mess up the door frame, right?
He does put one on, didn't you watch the whole video? He installs an astragal before the door stops go in
can you please let me know if I have 60X80" door, how much rough opening I should make please, (not finished opening)?
Many thanks
www.thermatrubenchmark.com/how-to-guides/how-to-measure-your-existing-rough-opening/
that was awesome!
thanks for sharing
Great Video.
floor for my next french door is epoxy on 'crete with unknown radiant location
I am thinking of cranking the heat then FLIR, and pray , not certain how flushing that reinforcement plate will go...
Nice build :)
amazing job sir
Nice! Thanks for the video...helped me out haha.
What is the name of the tool you used to measure the distance to the center of the bolt @ 23:46?
Thanks
hey where did you get that door bolt jig from and how much is it also i'm BRITISH
In america the walls (the houses) are made from what?
In Europe they use bricks and cement
Do the French know what French doors are? I'm European and for me it was something new. There is a Doors in Paris on Pere la chaise - Jim Morrison.
How thick is the door
Thanks for telling me
I don't know where you learned to do shims but there are videos that'll show you how to do it properly so that you get a jam that sits right I mean all you need are two shims coming in from either side to create your perfect equidistence that you need you never put a shim in just by itself that's not a shim that's a wedge, two wedges sliding together from either side create your Gap in an incremental fashion
Six feet. The door height is 78.5", which is only 1.5" less than a standard door height.
Thanks!
I found it at the hardware store. It was about $20 US.
I'm from south france :)
wood?
so....you gonna move in with the dogs huh?
i love this model. but for windows !
Will your chicken have a place or will you sell them?
Well I don't think I've ever seen anybody use a router without a jig to set a hinge I mean I would set my hinge with just marking with a razor blade and a chisel and do a way better job
French Windows!
ah hahaha ton francais est trop drole
oui cest tellement drole
11:16
So if you would of f-ed up do you think she would of let you move in ?
Yes.
@@HackaweekTV lol