Caradco French Door Adjustment

Genuine caradco replacement parts.

Caradco french door adjustment.

Luckily leveling your doors is as easy as tightening or loosening your hinges until the doors are back in place. The best way to adjust the hinges are to set the middle hinge vertical adjustment first to align the door reveal then snug up the other two hinges vertical adjustment screws so all three hinges are taking some portion of the door weight. Over time french doors will start to loosen in their frame and hang crooked making it difficult to open or close. If the opening where your french doors are located is perfectly.

On a 93 caradco door using kit 4990237 as a replacement the top shootbolt should be approximately 1 3 4 too tall but double check. Caradco windows doors produces the following products. Caradco windows doors are manufactured in rantoul il. How to adjust french doors.

The horizontal adjust is found on the face of the door leaf. French doors are elegant and allow natural light to fill your room but they can be difficult to adjust. Wood and aluminum clad wood windows and patio doors with a comprehensive choice of styles and glazing options. Install lock body and middle extension into mortise in door.

If you ve made your adjustments to the hinges and you still feel a draft coming inside you may need to add new weatherstripping on the inactive door to seal it. Trim top shootbolt the same way you trimmed bottom shootbolt.