How to cover a crack between french doors step 1.
Gap in french doors.
Step 3.
Over time your french doors can begin to sag and open a small space between the tops of the doors and the jamb.
Over time the screws on your hinges may come loose and cause your doors to sag.
Stand on the side of the active door where you.
Open and close the active door to see which way it swings.
Paint the entire french door set including the insulated molding for a professional finished look.
Step 2.
This is so the two meeting corners do not touch each other.
Identify which of the doors is active and which is the stationary door.
That s the easier way.
This adjustment works well if you have a gap between the french doors or the latch mechanism doesn t connect.
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.
Place nails about every 5 inches.
This is also done on single doors so you can get the 1 8 gap at closing between the door and frame.
Use the type of screwdriver that matches the heads on the hinge screws.
Turn the upper hinge adjustment screw to even out the gap.
A 1 2 gap is much too large.
Tighten all of the screws in each hinge with a screwdriver.
The constant opening and closing of the doors can cause the hinge screws to loosen.
Open both of the french doors to expose the screws holding the hinges in place.
Do this on both doors.
If the gap is a half inch or so then you bring the 2 doors closer together by shimming the hinges with sandpaper.
With two doors in an opening you need to back bevel each door about 5 degrees.
The problem seems to be the astragal in these older french doors.
Cover the nail heads with wood putty and sand them smooth.