Place nails about every 5 inches.
Gap in french doors.
How to cover a crack between french doors step 1.
If the gap is a half inch or so then you bring the 2 doors closer together by shimming the hinges with sandpaper.
Do this on both doors.
This adjustment works well if you have a gap between the french doors or the latch mechanism doesn t connect.
This is also done on single doors so you can get the 1 8 gap at closing between the door and frame.
Open both of the french doors to expose the screws holding the hinges in place.
Over time the screws on your hinges may come loose and cause your doors to sag.
If only one door will open regularly.
That s the extra piece attached to the stationary door where the 2 doors meet in the middle it allows for the stationary door to bolt into the frame top and bottom and also has a lip to stop the moving door and cover the gap between the doors.
A 1 2 gap is much too large.
Paint the entire french door set including the insulated molding for a professional finished look.
Step 3.
Step 2.
Turn the upper hinge adjustment screw to even out the gap.
Identify which of the doors is active and which is the stationary door.
Nail it to one of the doors using small wood nails so that it overlaps the other door by about one half inch covering the gap.
Tighten all of the screws in each hinge with a screwdriver.
Over time your french doors can begin to sag and open a small space between the tops of the doors and the jamb.
Open and close the active door to see which way it swings.
The constant opening and closing of the doors can cause the hinge screws to loosen.
The best way is to add an asterical strip to the outside of.
That s the easier way.
Cover the nail heads with wood putty and sand them smooth.
Use the type of screwdriver that matches the heads on the hinge screws.
With two doors in an opening you need to back bevel each door about 5 degrees.