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Interior French Doors ~ Help

Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Thinking of putting in French doors between my hallway and opening into the den.

For those familiar with French doors.........do they swing open freely when the knob is turned or does one have to be stationary with a type of peg on the top and bottom?

With the second type you would have to manually unhook both the bottom and top to open that door. This type would then require a hook or catch to be put in the floor which I'm not sure I want t o do.

Any thoughts appreciated : )

Thanks!

Re: Interior French Doors ~ Help

godi — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:11:19 GMT

We had a set at our old home, the one remained stationary with a peg that went up into the wooden frame of the door. Nothing was in the floor at all on ours. It was nice to be able to open one door or both with just a flick of the peg.

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Vivian — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:19:24 GMT

i LOVE French doors. They can be so dramatic. They add panache to any room. I built my home many years ago but if I were younger and building a home, I'd definitely find a place for French doors.

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ScrapHappy — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:28:42 GMT

We had french doors in our master bedroom. The one door open freely as would any door when opened and closed. The other would stay shut until you manually unlocked the top and bottom. On either side of french doors were smaller door that had built in screens to let the fresh air in. Which I appreciated because there was only one window in master. We purchased the house with french doors already there. I know by seeing the style home in my area that there were windows there so it must have been a lot of work to get those installed. We looked into replacing them with a more updated and better material french door about 10 years ago and it was over $12,000.

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Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:36:05 GMT

@godi Thank you ~ this is exactly the type of opinion I'm looking for to help me...........

BTW.......love and enjoy your many pictures of sunsets and glorious views.

@Vivian We share the same feelings ~ it's the perfect opportunity to have these doors installed as both areas are being wallpapered as I write this. I've always wanted them ~ Thanks!

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Twoaces — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:31:47 GMT

I had two sets of French doors in my previous home. Neither was attached to the floor. In both cases, they were stabilized or secured from the top. I think they “snapped” into place. This is similar to the way my plantation shutters are kept in place. Any door specialist will be able to reassure you and give you options.

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Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:49:37 GMT

@ScrapHappy French doors in the bedroom would be a dream ~ my home set up really doesn't allow for this : (

Yikes ~ that price would really scare me!!

@Twoaces You were lucky to have 2 sets ~ I'm jealous!!!

Thanks for your thoughts ~ I wouldn't mind the latch at the top of the doors .........guess Im a bit hesitant about the floor "latch" as the floors were just redone : )

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WRXtoo — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:46:06 GMT

I have a set of French doors between rooms. One door opens freely and the other has some sort of friction plate on top edge that holds it closed. Just a firm push opens it. Neither door has a lock or contact with floor. The free-moving door latches with the firm door and you turn handle to open as normal.

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Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:51:29 GMT

@WRXtoo This sounds like something that would be to my liking! Thank you : )

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jlkz — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:03:38 GMT

While interior French doors add a nice decorator touch, living with them could be troublesome.

We have a set going into the second floor master suite at our mountain place. The one door is always closed ( lost opportunity for a wall decor item or sconce ).

It becomes an issue should a wheelchair be temporarily or permanently needed ( think aging in place ). It could become an obstacle at resale time.

Just something to consider before making an investment...

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blueroses47 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:03:44 GMT

When we had our house built 10 years ago, I had two sets of French doors put in, and it was one of the best things we did in this house. I had always loved the look (and also practicality of shutting off the rooms if desired), but I had never had any before.

I think they add so much to the look of the rooms. I think our floor plan would be so much more ordinary without them.

They latch at the top of the door, no latches in the floor.

Get them, you will not be sorry.

Re: Interior French Doors ~ Help

Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:41:14 GMT

@jlkz Thanks......definitely food for thought ~ appreciate it!

@blueroses47 Thank you for the encouragement : ) Have always wanted them so now's the time to really consider them!

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Still Raining — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:42:47 GMT

Once we had French doors to the master bedroom, which worked well. Mostly we kept the open.

But they also did French doors from the bedroom to the master bath. That was a total mess.

Whatever they open to or open against is blocked. The second sink and set of doors became an issue.

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Tink814 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:58:31 GMT

I have french doors that lead to the master bathroom from the master bedroom. I also have french doors on my pantry. Both of them are secured from the top, not the bottom.

Re: Interior French Doors ~ Help

dancingwoman — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:02:56 GMT

@Irish1210 Just another option..

DH put in pocket doors from our mud room into the dining room..he built a false wall and the doors are between the false wall and real wall...we love them because we don't have to worry about the swing of opening up a French door...DW

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dancingwoman — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:04:17 GMT

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Drythe — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:23:25 GMT

@Still Raining

You can have them either way.

We have two sets, the one between the living and dining room opens with both doors. We did have a sliding latch put in across the center of them because our Labs would Bump the doors open and go in and nap on the living room furniture.

The other pair a between our bedroom and our BR sitting area. On those we had separate sliding latches put on

the top of each one.

I love them as they add light. Two things, they are not very good at noise reduction, it’s just us, so no big deal. Also if you have dogs, there WILL be nose prints!

Enjoy.

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Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:44:49 GMT

@dancingwoman Wonderful to see the pictures.......the pocket doors are another option to think about ~ they look fantastic!

Thank you!!!!!

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Irish1210 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:47:12 GMT

@Drythe OHHHHHH, thanks for that point~~~~~there will be many doggy nose prints : )

Will have to buy stock in Windex : )

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Drythe — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:16:57 GMT

@dancingwoman

Love your home!