48" wide french doors? NO! - Fine Homebuilding
2007年11月12日 · NO! All, I’ve got 4 sets of 48″ wide french doors in my house that I need to replace, but if anyone has ever tried to get in and out of a 2 foot wide door (only one side of each french door is easily opened) then you can understand why I don’t want to waste good money on the same thing I have now. I am hoping that someone has a good idea ...
Frame a Door Rough Opening - Fine Homebuilding
Door widths vary, but an easy way to size the rough opening is to use the door width plus 5 in. as the distance between the king studs. There are three simple rules to framing rough openings efficiently: Minimize layout marks; maintain a simple, consistent nailing pattern; and avoid toenailing when possible. 1. Mark all the plates at once.
Installing Exterior French Doors: Prepare the Rough Opening
The width of the rough opening is established. Now I have to get the head. It calls for an 80-inch rough opening. I’ll add about ¼ inch of padding at the bottom because I’m using a sill pan and flashing. So I’ll measure up 80¼ inch to the top and mark it, and then measure the width across the top: 72 and 3/16.
How to Install Doors in Thick Walls - Fine Homebuilding
Contributing editor Michael Maines describes three approaches to installing doors in thick walls: using doors with thicker jambs, creating a stepped opening, or holding the door to the interior so it can open fully. When situating the sill, you must plan for a deep threshold. Maines details the inclusion of a sill extension, and describes how ...
Designing Doors for Large Openings - Fine Homebuilding
Common solution: The 10-ft. by 7-ft. opening requires two pairs of French doors or sliders, a busy look when the doors are closed. When they’re open, a central mullion clogs the entrance. Better solution: An oversize door on a track creates a large, uncluttered open space, easing movement from indoors to out and providing an unobstructed view.
The Right Header for Every Wall - Fine Homebuilding
Subtract the above number from the header span for a 20-ft.-wide building to find the allowable header span for a 26-ft.-wide building: 3 ft. 11 in. – 4.5 in. = 3 ft. 6.5 in. Rim-board headers use existing framing. Why does a header have to be framed into an exterior wall when there’s already a rim board in the floor framing above the top ...
How to Cut a Prehung Exterior Door to a Custom Height
Disassemble the door and jamb. Make a shooting board —a tool for making accurate cuts with a circular saw. Measure and make the cut on the door slab. Cut the jamb to match. Reassemble the door and jamb. Previous: Cutting a Prehung Exterior Door Next: 6 Steps to Install an Exterior Door. View 8 comments.
Installing Exterior French Doors: Fit the Doors
Prepare the Rough Opening. Install the Doors. Adjust for Plumb, Level, and Square. Install Flashing and Hardware. Hang Screen Doors. Take the shipping handles off and pull the flanges out. Once the door is lifted into place, I go inside to check all the clearances. I have to make a modification here.
Build a High-Performance Exterior Door - Fine Homebuilding
Doors like this aren’t cheap, but they cost about the same as high-end entry doors from Europe. Prices for the type of hardware we installed range from $500 to $1500. Each door required 100 hours of custom woodworking labor, 60 board feet (bd. ft.) of 4/4 cherry, 15 bd. ft. of 8/4 cherry, and 8 bd. ft. of 4/4 red oak.
How to Frame Rough Openings - Fine Homebuilding
Short Blade Chisel. We always have a wide chisel on my belt for fit and fitting because it’s often faster to grab the chisel rather than going back to the saw. Buy at Amazon. How-To 1. Not-So-Rough Openings. Framing exterior openings precisely will make installing the windows and doors a breeze. How-To 2.