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Fitting a 71' french door into a 74" sliding door opening Greg Kroll 03-28-2008
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Posted by Greg Kroll on March 28, 2008, 10:10 am
So I currently have a 74" Pella sliding glass door in my kitchen. After 35+
years it is literally falling apart. I came across a good deal on a "Hurd 6'
all wood doors, "FPD 3/4" Insl", antique trim and handle" but it is for a
71" rough opening. I'm wondering if I could add a stud at either end (all on
one end?) to make the opening smaller? I figure as long as I attached this
??"cripple stud"?? to the jack studs with like 3" screws it should work
fine. What do you guys think?

--Greg



Posted by Lawrence on March 28, 2008, 10:13 am
> So I currently have a 74" Pella sliding glass door in my kitchen. After 35=
+
> years it is literally falling apart. I came across a good deal on a "Hurd =
6'
> all wood doors, "FPD 3/4" Insl", antique trim and handle" =A0but it is for=
a
> 71" rough opening. I'm wondering if I could add a stud at either end (all =
on
> one end?) to make the opening smaller? I figure as long as I attached this=

> ??"cripple stud"?? to the jack studs with like 3" screws it should work
> fine. What do you guys think?
>
> --Greg

it sound OK to me

Posted by Robert Allison on March 28, 2008, 10:26 am
Greg Kroll wrote:
> So I currently have a 74" Pella sliding glass door in my kitchen. After 35+
> years it is literally falling apart. I came across a good deal on a "Hurd 6'
> all wood doors, "FPD 3/4" Insl", antique trim and handle" but it is for a
> 71" rough opening. I'm wondering if I could add a stud at either end (all on
> one end?) to make the opening smaller? I figure as long as I attached this
> ??"cripple stud"?? to the jack studs with like 3" screws it should work
> fine. What do you guys think?
>
> --Greg
>
>

That is done all the time. You are just adding more support for
your header, which is always a good thing. I would add an equal
amount on both sides, then you may need some wider door casing
and exterior trim to cover the extra width. Be prepared when you
add the blocking by running a bead of caulk between the existing
trimmers and the new blocking to help seal out air infiltration,
then foam the space between door and framing.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Posted by dadiOH on March 28, 2008, 12:54 pm
Greg Kroll wrote:
> So I currently have a 74" Pella sliding glass door in my kitchen.
> After 35+ years it is literally falling apart. I came across a good
> deal on a "Hurd 6' all wood doors, "FPD 3/4" Insl", antique trim and
> handle" but it is for a 71" rough opening. I'm wondering if I could
> add a stud at either end (all on one end?) to make the opening
> smaller? I figure as long as I attached this ??"cripple stud"?? to
> the jack studs with like 3" screws it should work fine. What do you
> guys think?
> --Greg

Sure, NP. You don't even have to add the 2x4s if you are redoing the
trim...just hide the gap.

--

dadiOH
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Posted by Oren on March 28, 2008, 8:17 pm
wrote:

>Greg Kroll wrote:
>> So I currently have a 74" Pella sliding glass door in my kitchen.
>> After 35+ years it is literally falling apart. I came across a good
>> deal on a "Hurd 6' all wood doors, "FPD 3/4" Insl", antique trim and
>> handle" but it is for a 71" rough opening. I'm wondering if I could
>> add a stud at either end (all on one end?) to make the opening
>> smaller? I figure as long as I attached this ??"cripple stud"?? to
>> the jack studs with like 3" screws it should work fine. What do you
>> guys think?
>> --Greg
>
>Sure, NP. You don't even have to add the 2x4s if you are redoing the
>trim...just hide the gap.

I would not leave a large gap of either side of the door. Just enough
to get the door in and secure it. Even a 1X4 will close/narrow the
RO. You want to prevent failure. Thick shims on each side will fail.
Less is more.

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