A French door swings on hinges, and that is the whole appeal: the opening reads as a doorway rather than a track, and a pair of them opens the full width at once. Where a slider always keeps one panel in the opening, a French pair leaves nothing in the middle.
A pair opens edge to edge with nothing left in the middle — where a slider always keeps one panel in the opening.
Hinged panels frame the view like part of the architecture rather than a track in the floor.
A multi-point lock engages the frame at several points along the edge, not just at the handle.
Specify the swing before anything else. An in-swing door needs clear floor inside; an out-swing needs clear patio outside and sheds weather better, which is why it is common on exposed elevations. The hinge side determines which way the active panel opens against the wall.
A single French door works as a back or side entry. A pair — one active panel and one that stays latched at the head and sill until you release it — is the choice for a living room or dining room that opens onto a patio.
An in-swing door needs clear floor inside; an out-swing needs clear patio outside and sheds weather better. The hinge side is set at the measure.
One panel, hinged on the left. A back or side entry.
The mirror image — hinged on the right.
Two panels open the full width. The inactive panel stays latched at the head and sill until you release it.
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The choices that apply to a french door. Everything else comes standard.
White and Almond in the Pacific Series; Black in the Laguna Series.
Colors →Tempered safety glass in every panel — required by code in all doors.
Glass options →Between the glass, or simulated divided lite.
Grids →Multi-point lock, with the handle supplied to match the series finish.
A hinged door is only as secure as the points where it meets the frame. French door hardware spreads that job along the full height of the door, so it closes solid and stays that way.
One turn of the handle engages the frame at several points along the edge — not just at the handle — so the door is held shut from top to bottom.
A lever handle that is easy to grip and operate, supplied to match the series finish.
Hinges carry the weight of the panel and keep it square in its frame, so it swings smoothly and closes evenly against the weatherstrip.
On a pair, the inactive panel latches at the head and sill until you release it — so the active panel has something solid to lock against.
Decide where there is room. An in-swing door needs clear floor inside the room; an out-swing needs clear patio outside and sheds weather better, which is why it is common on exposed elevations.
On a pair, one panel opens first — the active panel. The inactive one stays latched at the head and sill until you release it, and then the pair opens the full width.
Yes. Building code requires tempered safety glass in every door panel, and every door we build has it.
We measure, quote, and install. One company, start to finish.
