French doors are the ultimate exterior you can give your residence and make a distinctive style statement. Alternatively French doors can also be installed within the living room within the type of a partition or for creating a passage to an additional room.

French doors installed for exterior access generally overlook a garden or yard/deck area. In residence and garden magazines, it's widespread to see French doors overlooking a colorful garden populated by wildflowers, exotic plants and garden furniture.

The importance of acquiring very good quality locks and handles for your French doors can't be underestimated. While French doors could be a charming addition to any interior living room, kitchen, patio or even bedroom, the reality that French door panels are made predominantly of glass makes them far more vulnerable to breakage than ordinary wooden or metal doors.

For this reason it is imperative, that additionally to getting French doors produced from sturdy shatter proof glass, you invest in excellent locks & handles for your doors. In many cases, insurance companies will raise their annual premium on a house that has French doors and the only way of mitigating these costs at least slightly is to invest in a great set of locks for your French doors.

And if you still don't do so then be prepared to get a massive cut in compensation from the insurance company when you put up a claim due to any break-in thanks to the French doors.

When selecting a color for French door there is no hard and fast rule on which color you should choose. You may go ahead with any color that matches your taste.

The most commonly used colors in the handles and locks are silver, white and gold, but you might find different companies offering different colors too.

One of the most important specifications you should consider when choosing your door locks are the thickness and length of the throw bars. Because French doors are primarily produced from glass, and the throw bar mechanism can't protrude into the glass there is a slight limitation with regards to the length of throw bar that can be applied on the lock of a French door.

Nevertheless, there are French doors with extra wide skirting which can allow for the maximum length of throw bar on the French door lock.