How To Repair French Doors, Fix/Align French Door Frames

In this DIY video, we show you how to repair French Doors that have come out of alignment. We show you how to root cause the reason why your French Doors alignment problems persist, and how to fix French Door alignment.

How to fix French Doors and repair French door frames

We'll also show you how to repair French door handles, when the door handles were installed upside down, and the curl on the lever handle is pointing in the wrong direction. we'll also show you how to adjust French doors and how to repair the door frame hinge side.

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Fix French Door Alignment, fixing it yourself with French door DIY

To fix French doors that won't close, you must fist make sure the French door frame jam is appropriately anchored into the buck plate or even better, the cement block wall which the buck plate is anchored to. This is how to adjust French doors.

How to fix French Doors

Remember, French doors must be perfectly level straight up and down and then fix French door alignment which is critical, there must be an even 1/8" reveal all around both doors. You must assure an even 1/8" French door gap when you repair French doors. You first align one French door hinge, then you align the other French door hinge, and make sure you French door jamb is anchored properly all the way into the buck plate, or further into the cement block wall.

Repair door frame hinge side first

This is how you fix French doors that won't close, because repairing French Doors means you also have to repair French Door frames. Once you repair the door frame hings, chances are this will align french doors properly.The problem you'll find as you attempt to repair French doors DIY is most door manufactures send you screws that are too short.

Correct screws are needed for proper French door alignment

Now repair french door frame. You need to ditch those 1/2" screws, and use 2" or longer screws on your french door hinges to pierce the 3/4" thick door jam, and then embed into the 2x4 buck plate inside the wall by at least 1 1/4". In our case here in Florida, we used 3" Tapcon anchors to fix French Door Hinges to pierce the French Door jam, then the buck plate, and deep into embed in the cement block wall past the buck plate.

How to adjust French Doors

Fixing French doors is not rocket science. For your French doors that won't close, the secret to repairing French doors is to align French doors first by securing all the French door hinges to the door jamb. Then add extra fasteners to repair french door frame by securing it better to the buck plate.

How to repair french door frame

Once you fix french door alignment by screwing all the hinges tight to the door frame, and securing the french door jam to the rough in door opening buck plate, and finally we fix French Door top plate, then you have figured out to automatically align French doors. Now that you know how to fix French doors, you'll have no more french Door alignment problems.

French door DIY at its finest

One we fixed the French Door alignment, then we repair French Door handles. The handles were installed backwards so we reversed them. The French door handle on the inside was moved outside.

How to adjust French Doors and French Door Frames

Once you complete all this you'll be the expert at French Door DIY and fixing French Doors. Then you can show all your friends how to repair French Doors alignment. Say goodbye to all your french door alignment problems. Adjusting french doors is easy for you now. No more French doors that won't close.

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