How to Adjust French Doors by installing hinges

This is a two-person job so have a friend to help as the doors can be very heavy and you don't want them to fall over. Remove the current hinges from your doors, there will be two of these per side. They should be removable with a screwdriver. Using the original screws, attach the adjustable hinges to the doors. Now comes the tricky part: get your helper to hold the door level with the frame, and screw it into place. To keep everything entirely level, you might need to place shims at the bottom of the door. A few pieces of cardboard should do the job nicely. Now that you’re done, you’ll be able to make some actual adjustments. A set of adjustable hinges will allow for several different sorts of modifications.

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