Working on the left side of the rough door opening using a 6 or 4 level carefully draw a perfectly plumb level line all the way down the drywall roughly 1 2 from the opening.
How to plumb exterior french door.
This will be the main alignment aid for the door installation.
Insert the end of a wood shim into the seam between the doorjamb and the framing at the wall just above the lowest hinge.
To make sure the door is level and straight you ll want to shim the jamb plumb.
Draw a line down the drywall a level plumb line will be needed for the double door installation.
Keep slipping shims under the side jambs until the head jamb is level.
Tap the outer end of the shim with.
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Rest the door on the glide and lift the door up over the bottom glide track.
Then sit the wheels of the bottom of the door back onto the track.
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Prep the opening.
We ve got the door secured to the framing so it s nice and solid now but before i start flashing and tying in the outside i really want to make sure these things operate properly.
How to install exterior and interior french doors in a existing opening step 1.