How To Enclose A Room With French Doors

On the office side you will see a wall of built in bookshelves.

How to enclose a room with french doors.

Installation of the new frame using shims as needed for a proper fit. Utilizing a level and carpenter s square to ensure the opening is square and true. Since one side of the room of the room would have windows and the other would have french doors leading out to the backyard we chose ply gem windows and doors of a similar scale so that. I have seen this done with bookshelves that span across the top of the door and down the sides creating an entry with walls and ceiling.

We purchased pre hung french doors to make installing them even easier. If your room is already enclosed on four sides with an opening on one side bigger than the doors you just need to adjust the size of the wall opening down to accomodate the size of the doors. Here are the doors we bought. Whatever your reason enclosing a living room with french doors can add value and usability.

So how much will it cost me. We purchased our french doors from our local hardware store. From the foyer stair side you will have walls that can be beautifully trimmed out as a recessed entry to your french doors. Before we could install them we needed to trim a little off the bottom of the frame.

Drilling of pilot holes through the frame and shims followed by temporary nails to hold the frame securely in place while test fitting the doors. We bought these particular doors because they match our 10 pane glass door into my office. When the formal living room is open to the rest of the home adding walls is a good option.