First lower cost ones are nightmares.
How to keep the double glass door from swinging in.
Then bend the pin slightly with a firm whack.
Grab a hammer a few scraps of wood a large nail and a shim.
Stick the shim loosely between the door and the jamb to hold the door in position when you drive out the upper hinge pin.
Our client ordered a set of doors pre hung for out swing installation.
First step was to remove the blocks braces corner protectors and staples.
When someone tries to open it by pulling outward the door won t open because it s blocked by the bar.
Take them into the room and close the door.
Attach hanger brackets to the tops of the door panels.
Fit a plastic separator clip over each hole then slide the metal hanging brackets over the separators.
Unless you live in a huge house with the front facade that needs the size i would never use a double door.
These doors have the look of a french door with wider stiles and rails but functions as a sliding glass door.
By design double doors aren t as safe as single do to the singing door using the stationary one as it s lock jamb.
Go up to a double door and shake the door and you will see them both move.
Identify the 2 mounting holes on either side of the upper edge of both panels.
Place a security bar perpendicular to the door and under the handle or door knob.
If the doors come with protective covers on the glass leave them in place until you are sure they are no longer needed as masking for door painting.