The Mendelssohns wanted to replace a single back door with a French-door pair so their kitchen would feel like part of the yard. We widened the opening, headered new framing, and hung a Therma-Tru Smooth-Star pair with real divided lites — start to finish in three weeks.
The old back door was a 32” single — fine for taking the trash out, useless for entertaining. We widened the rough opening to 60”, sized a new LVL header to carry the load, and installed an out-swing French pair with magnetic weatherstripping rated for STL winters.