French doors occasionally are in need of alignment soon.
French doors sticking at bottom.
In order to adjust it you have to turn the corner bearing adjusting screw.
Even a small increase is enough to make a door stick.
How to fix uneven french doors.
Watch for the areas where the doors sticks particularly around the top and bottom of each door.
Open your doors fully and use a prop to keep them open.
Loosen the screws on the lower two hinges into the.
Check the french doors for any distortion expansion and cracking.
Use some caulk on the bottom of the threshold until it s completely covered.
Turn it clockwise to lift the leaf and anticlockwise to lower it fig.
Then place the threshold back into the opening and screw it back in.
Remove the plastic covers from the corner bearings lower hinge.
You don t say if the door rubs the side at the bottom or the threshold.
Open and close the doors individually.
Also the doors tend to become out of square due to the house settling.
Then remove all the screws holding the door threshold in place before removing it.
The hinges on french doors tend to have problems over time and will eventually require service while sliding doors rollers have a much longer lifespan.
Check the handle to ensure that the mechanism is working properly and that it fits in the recess of the doorjamb.
Step 2 rectify the problem.
Double french doors are vulnerable to building or ground movement that can shift the doors out of alignment.
Wood that is exposed to the elements can expand in size.
With french doors a lot of weight hangs on those hinges so they often need adjustment.