Diy French Door Installation 10x12 shed build 

Yes indeed! Its nice to have this door installed now that winter is here. The homeowner is very ready for this to be done. We only have a few more steps and we can wrap up this build.

Thank you. This detached office has worked well for the homeowner.

The door from Lowes was not great. For the price of over $1200 we expected higher quality.

@@sethcraftworkshop agreed, you worked with what you had, certainly not an Andersen or Marvin door with an install kit.

This was my very first double door install. Seemed to be alright. 3 layers of flashing should keep this water proof.

@@sethcraftworkshop it’s not that it’s not enough, it’s the execution. There are a lot of ripples and overlaps that can trap water. I know this is nit picky, but the through wall flashing (good on you to use this, not typically something you see as a DIY) should be measured with the opening, bent cleanly on a brake. There should be a continuous membrane underneath the flashing and not multiple pieces stacked on the corners. Membranes and flashing tape is thick and can contribute to the door not sitting plumb if there’s inconsistent coverage, air pockets or creases. On a home cheapo door, this can cause things like the alignment being off. It’s harder to get a poor quality door to level than a higher quality door with adjustments and leaf hinges. In fact, it’s a trick of the trade to stack membranes in either side of the rough opening to get a poorly framed door opening to sit level. Also, don’t shim the head jamb, or if you do, pull the shim before final assembly, this can cause it to deform and create alignment issues. You also need to be careful to not over foam that joint and cause compression. I say all these things to be constructive, and helpful, hopefully that’s how they come across. At any rate, thank you for making the video, I may show this to clients to differentiate our installations from a diy, although like I said, this is still better than a fly by night contractor that doesn’t care and cuts corners.

You would need to make sure that its an exterior door with hinges that do not have exposed pins. You can buy doors that are designed to open outward like that. Should not be an issue.

@@sethcraftworkshop Thank you so much!

At that point a robber could just break the glass. This door is designed to operate like this.

This door was from Lowes but I am not sure the brand. It was not a great door considering the cost.

@@sethcraftworkshop okay that helps, thank you. Only seeing jeld wen available at lowes. And not good reviews

You will likely need to increase the size of the header board when you place this on the long side. (if you have the same style roof as in the video) This door was a 60" x 80".

Yes. The shed was actually turned into a detached office space with clients visiting.

That door was costly! I had no idea double doors were that much. In my new 20x30 workshop I built my own super heavy door for around $180.