[jmyers63]

We recently purchased a home with two Jeld-Wen French doors, but neither seals well. After doing some investigation, I found a problem I'm not sure how to resolve. This pins in the astragal for the fixed door do not position the door far enough into the frame to seal the door. And thus, the swinging door does not seal properly as well because it latches into the stationary door. I see no adjustment for the pins or any way to pull the door tighter into the jamb. What options do I have. Both doors have the same issue, being on the west side of the house these are major air leaks.

It was suggested I surface mount lock bolts on the top and bottom, but I really would like to keep the repair invisible; but I will do this as a last resort.

No pictures as its a lake house 100 mile from here and I never remember to get them. Sorry...

 

[oh'mike]

Most doors have a catch plate in the top of the jamb and another in the threshold--these are usually adjustable---and need to be set closer to the stop molding.

 

[joecaption]

Those double doors can be a real challenge to get right.
I'd start by rechecking everything as if I was installing the door.
Check the floor to see how out of level it is, if that's off and not account for when setting the door the whole door will be out of square.
Check how plumb and flat the jambs are.
Check to see if the top jamb has sagged
A short level is useless for these checks, I use a 6' level.
Check how square the frame is.
When that door was new there was several undrilled holes behind the hinges and a 3" long screw supplied so the screw would hit the jack stud, often times I see where the screw never got installed or they just used one of the short screws.