Necessity is the mother of invention. My house has 60" french doors. I could not find 60" security doors for french doors, only sliding doors. In fact I couldn't find 30" doors in the style I like that were cost effective. So....time to make things works. I bought 2 32" doors and made them work. To make matters worse, the 32" doors are wider than the studs for the 60" doors. At least..according to my estimation.
Disclaimer- my welds are for demonstration purpose and not to be copied. This writeup is to help your imagination only. Results may vary. No animals were harmed in the making of this film.
1. remove trim strip from door that will be staying put most of the time.
2. Weld in the top and bottom the bolt sliders that can be bought at your local big box store. Note: I think the ones I bought were stainless and the welds probably aren't the best to the steel doors.
3. Weld 5/8" bolts into the bottom of each door.
4. Weld 5/8" nuts in the top of each door post. I guess you can use bolts again if you want.
5. Trim center overlaps on each door to suite.
6. Use the long side bars that normally come with each door for the top and bottom.
7. Drill holes for the 5/8" side bar mounting bolts.
8. Drill holes for the top and bottom bolt sliders. Mine were 1/2". Be sure not to drill all the way through where a would be thief could just push them into the door.
9. Mount bottom bar to building.
10. Drop in doors and install nuts loosely.
11. Lift door to building and install top bar, and install nuts.
12. Tack weld bolts/nuts to mounting bars so they can't easily be undone.
13. install door knobs.
Note: these directions are generalized. May need to change to suite installation.
Disclaimer- my welds are for demonstration purpose and not to be copied. This writeup is to help your imagination only. Results may vary. No animals were harmed in the making of this film.
1. remove trim strip from door that will be staying put most of the time.
2. Weld in the top and bottom the bolt sliders that can be bought at your local big box store. Note: I think the ones I bought were stainless and the welds probably aren't the best to the steel doors.
3. Weld 5/8" bolts into the bottom of each door.
4. Weld 5/8" nuts in the top of each door post. I guess you can use bolts again if you want.
5. Trim center overlaps on each door to suite.
6. Use the long side bars that normally come with each door for the top and bottom.
7. Drill holes for the 5/8" side bar mounting bolts.
8. Drill holes for the top and bottom bolt sliders. Mine were 1/2". Be sure not to drill all the way through where a would be thief could just push them into the door.
9. Mount bottom bar to building.
10. Drop in doors and install nuts loosely.
11. Lift door to building and install top bar, and install nuts.
12. Tack weld bolts/nuts to mounting bars so they can't easily be undone.
13. install door knobs.
Note: these directions are generalized. May need to change to suite installation.
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