French doors

We thought we'd install a french door from the back master bedroom to the porch and the eventual deck. I got a little carried away. I had intended to just make way for the door until i could get someone to give me a hand with the thing, but I just sort of pressed on once half the hole was made.

I started by removing the security bars with a grinder. They had one-way screws so would not come out the old fashined way.

I cut away the woodwork below the old window. as the door is lower than the window i was able to leave all the structure in place to make sure it remained strong.

Getting there

Ready for the rough frame

Next it was time for the door frame. The whole unit was way too heavy to move around solo, so we removed the doors to make things more manageable.

Once fitted, and despite my best effots to keep things level and plumb, the doors did not fit quite right. It made them both catch very badly and the locks would not align or operate.

The instructions should a diagram of my particular problem and suggested shimming at 2 corners. Easy...

That straightened it out. Now all that's needed is a little bit of trim and replacemnt of siding on the outside, and a bit of work inside.