French doors for standard size door
jules1906
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Comments (2)I have a LG 36' 25 cu ft French door with bottom freezer. I did a few measurements and I think you'll be just fine with your space when it comes to having enough room to open doors. With my refrigerator doors closed I have 35" clearance between the door and the counter in front of it. 32" if you go from the handle to the counter. I have no problen standing in front of the fridge with the doors open. When I pull out the freezer drawer all the way I have 18 1/2" of space between the drawer and cabinet. I also have no problem rooting around in the freezer in this amount of space, but I do find I usually stand to the right of the freezer when I pull the drawer all the way open, instead of directly in front of it. When I'm just grabbing a handful of ice or something I stand in the front. It works well for me, and I much prefer the french door style to my old side by side that used to be in the same spot. Double check your measurements. The new 36" fridges are not the same size as the older models. We had to pull out the wood baseboards to get the new fridge in the old spot....See MoreSmall bathroom door options - French door? Barn door?
Comments (19)Elphaba, I'm in Houston. We have completely gutted our "new" house and are in the process of rebuilding. Throughout the house, we have installed pockets for 4 pocket doors. One of those is in the master bath. I am really excited to be getting those doors out of the way. I can share my experience. We have 3 pocket doors in our office here, and we have not had any problems. The office is on a slab, and the thermostat is only kept at a comfortable level 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. This means that it gets fairly humid in there on the weekends. The office pocket doors are rarely used, but when I do use them, they work just fine. They were installed about 3 years ago without any problems. It's true that it is humid outside, but I wouldn't think with central air that it would be any more humid than anyplace else on the inside of your house. Of course a bathroom is more humid than other rooms, but if your cabinet hardware isn't sticking or rusting, I would think that the pocket door would behave in the same way. At least that's what I'm hoping since we just installed 4!!! My vote is for the pocket door. Best of luck with your project! Enduring, that's great info on the pocket doors. Thank you for sharing. This post was edited by TXBluebonnet11 on Fri, Jun 21, 13 at 3:13...See MoreCan I take 2 standard entry doors & makes them French?
Comments (9)You’re leaning over to pick up a shiny dime and letting the dollar flutter away in the breeze. Material savings of any kind on a job that requires 2x the labor to make them work ends up costing you more than just choosing the more expensive materials that are the correct and easy choice for the job in the first place. Repeat that 1000x times until you get it. The choice that is the fastest and easiest choice will always end up being the cheapest choice. Labor expensesdwarfs materials expenses. Shorter labor times means a less expensive job. Stay away from salvage and Craigslist seconds materials. The $13 slate tile from the good tile shop will be a ton cheaper in the long run over the $3 non square and improperly gauged slate from a box store that takes 4x as much time to lay....See MoreHelp with door size please!!! 8ft or standard?!?
Comments (23)Regarding warpage & multipoint locking... I would strongly suggest that main entry doors are fully covered by deep overhangs that prevent direct sun on the entry door. If you do this, wood doors with composite cores, fully sealed on all six sides, single point locks usually perform fine. There are also some great looking fiberglass versions of many doors. Read your door warranty and make sure you meet requirements. If you have an exposed door, use something higher end with layers of weather-stripping and multipoint. I'll typically use Anderson or Eagle clad French for these issues & have just installed a few pairs of Milgard French. We're building homes that shed water, not submarines....See Moremightyanvil
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