Sliding french patio doors capture the elegant and luxurious look of a double hinged patio door with a more contemporary design that takes up less space.
How to keep the double glass door from swinging in.
Grab a hammer a few scraps of wood a large nail and a shim.
Fit a plastic separator clip over each hole then slide the metal hanging brackets over the separators.
Go up to a double door and shake the door and you will see them both move.
Then bend the pin slightly with a firm whack.
Attach hanger brackets to the tops of the door panels.
Stick the shim loosely between the door and the jamb to hold the door in position when you drive out the upper hinge pin.
Take them into the room and close the door.
These doors have the look of a french door with wider stiles and rails but functions as a sliding glass door.
Unless you live in a huge house with the front facade that needs the size i would never use a double door.
First lower cost ones are nightmares.
First step was to remove the blocks braces corner protectors and staples.
Identify the 2 mounting holes on either side of the upper edge of both panels.
If the doors come with protective covers on the glass leave them in place until you are sure they are no longer needed as masking for door painting.
When someone tries to open it by pulling outward the door won t open because it s blocked by the bar.
By design double doors aren t as safe as single do to the singing door using the stationary one as it s lock jamb.
Our client ordered a set of doors pre hung for out swing installation.