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