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Any changes to the door frame should be made before installing the new door.
If your knob and lock set are loose you can bend the striker plate outward slightly or unscrew.
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3 protect the door s finish with a coat of clear polyurethane.
Hang your new door and test fit everything.
Although the door will hang on the wall horizontally paint every edge along the door frame top sides and bottom.
Connect the old wiring to any new wiring at a junction box according to building code the junction box must remain exposed.
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.
If you would like to paint repair or alter the door frame in any way now is the perfect time to do so.
Before you install the pre hung french doors in the newly enlarged rough opening you should finish up doing any electrical work and hang drywall around the sides of the new opening.
Once again take care not to damage the frame or the wall during this step in the process.
Framing for a french door is similar to framing for a single door except there are two doors and each door will be hung one on each side of the opening.
Long screws driven into the wall studs were used to attach the door to the wall.