Doors and Windows - French door install advice

Want to install french doors in an existing open entryway to make an office. The wall is load bearing and the opening is framed with 2 x 8s. Can I put a door in here that won't look stupid. It will have to open in, which means that it will be recessed quite a bit and I worry how it will look.

Can I even get a prehung door for an 8 inch wall?

Would I want to?

Any advice would be helpful.

That's some serious framing, not sure how it would look, but the door is the same size whether it is a 2x8, or a 2x3 wall. The hinge needs to sit on the swing side, so you would have a a large inset on one side, but it might add more grandeur to the opening. Maybe enough space to hang your shingle/logo or similar. Trim can add a lot to an opening, or ruin it.

Thanks. I'm just not sure how it will look myself. The wife wants an office so I guess I'll try it and see.

If anyone has thoughts on how to make it look OK I would appreciate them.

hugh,
To answer one of your questions, yes you can get a prehung door for a wall that thick. If I remember right we could special order frames up to 12". Check with your local supplier.

You may want to check on using slightly wider trim around the door to compliment the depth of the jamb.

One way of normalizing the appearance of pairs of glazed doors when thick walls are involved is use of sidelights and transoms. Another way is centered framing with angular infill. Standard framing centered in the opening. Infill (material depends on existing walls) spans between exterior corners and new framing.

I think a common interior hung is 4 9/16 and a common exterior is 6 9/16ths. But don't hold me to the exact. I want to make point to weigh out cost of size that is available, and compare to custom ready hung to fit. You can always rip 1 x board and drill/counterdrill/screw onto outside edge of jamb to make your own jamb extension. That is about all I have ever done. By using procedure described, you get perfect alignment between extension and existing jamb. Do not shim door/undersize jamb in opening and try to do same with extension, without first aligning/screwing them together. Nothing difficult about this.

If you are dealing with say a stained and polyurethaned or laquer finished door, then you may want the custom jamb at almost any cost, so no conflict in wood grain with extension, and the hassle to similarly stain and clear coat.

you set the door towards the inside of the frame,then mill lumber to reach the other side of the opening,it`s done all the time,and they are called extension jambs--Simpson ,Atrium make inswing french doors also