Making Interior French Doors

Just like how a standard interior door closes and latches into the door jamb.

Making interior french doors.

Most interior doors today are made from a material called masonite which is a kind of wood fiberboard that is steam cooked and pressure molded onto a thin wood frame to create a slab door that has an appearance of a door with rails stiles and panels. Buy mullions from the store to fit the door. A cutout in the center makes it easier to install the glass. Dress up the interior of your home with a simpson interior french door.

Build your own french doors stave core construction. The doors are pretty heavy and usually stay put just fine. Buy an unfinished french door frame or two single doors with pre cut centerpieces from your local lumber store. Routing the stiles rails and muntins requires precision and accuracy so it s essential to practice.

Once you have the wood you want roughly layout the parts. However if you wanted you could use a standard door handle and put the latch hole forgive my terminology i m not sure the exact terms on one door and the handle in the other. A few things you want. Break down skip planed material into rough dimensions.

You can buy a solid door but the extra carving work requires more expertise. The benefit of these doors is that they are cheap stable and easy to paint. Building frame panel french doors step 1. The first step to building your doors is going to be material selection.

Does that make sense. Stave core stiles and rails are made by gluing thick face veneers onto both sides of a glued up. French doors have long been a favorite of homeowners around the world. Set up for routing.