You ll also need to record the thickness of the door.
How much gap should be between french doors.
Our standard gap between doors and drawer faces is 3 32 while on occasion such as the current job we go down to 1 16 when requested to do so depending on stability of the material.
If the gap is a half inch or so then you bring the 2 doors closer together by shimming the hinges with sandpaper.
Typically the gap left around the door is from 1 16 inch to 1 8 inch to allow for the doors to close without binding on the jambs and the door stop.
That s the easier way.
As to the gap issue if they are exterior doors you are going to need some type of astragal either t or flat to help seal out the elements.
Turn the upper hinge adjustment screw to even out the gap.
Reasonable gap between exterior door and threshold.
And they dont have a bevel making one side slightly wider than the other.
This adjustment works well if you have a gap between the french doors or the latch mechanism doesn t connect.
Measure the space between the two doors and record that measurement.
I would go with 1 8 per door edge making four edges or 60 1 2.
Measure your frame across the top middle and bottom as your putting it in to make sure its consistent.
There is a 1 5 inch gap between the threshold and the bottom of the wooden door.
Check the doors to make sure they are exactly 30 inches wide.
Awi suggests 1 8 in 2 bevel on the door edge.
With this in mind look at other doors if the jamb is bowed or the gap is wildly different.
The best way is to add an asterical strip to the outside of.
If you can see the hinge side of the doors look to see if the reveal or gap between the doors and the jambs is pretty close all the way around the door.
You want a gap of just about one eighth inch everywhere.
The gap itself should be about 3 32.
Do this on both doors.
Measure the height of the french door from the top of the threshold to just under the door frame.