Barn Door Rough Opening Dimensions
For instance if you have a 16 door and are using river stones that are approximately 2 to 2 1 2 you will want the rough opening to be roughly pun intended 16 6.
Barn door rough opening dimensions. Use shims and or caulk to seal gaps between wall and frame. A opening width 1 1 4. 36 x 80 36 x 84. 30 opening 34 wide door.
Measure from outside to outside of casing molding. Measure across for the width and from the top of the casing molding to the floor for height. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Then measure the height from the floor to the bottom of the header.
Your door s width should be 2 to 3 inches wider than the door opening and 1 inch higher than the dimensions of your opening. In this example the opening width is 32 4. The determining factor in how high or how wide you want to go is just how much you want your sliding door to overlap with the opening. To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement.
To determine the proper door width add about 4 to 6 inches to your measurement. Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs. Measure inside dimensions of the door jamb. However we realize that not everyone has standard door openings so we offer several sizes of sliding barn doors to help fit your needs with the following measurements.
Total door width will be 36. So if you have a bedroom door that is 30 wide which is considered a 2 6 or 2 6 door just add 2 to the width and frame it 32 wide. The height of the rough opening would be the height of the garage door plus the thickness of whatever you are putting underneath the header in addition to the thickness of the mortar etc. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
Add 4 to the measurement and you have your recommended door width. For a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame. The finished opening measurement will be. Sheetrocked opening no trim or casing width.
Of frame is 40 x 86 as the frame face is 2 around all 3 sides. Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door length you need. Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so. For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
Measure the width of the rough opening at the widest point. Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening. This is the distance between the right and left sides of the rough opening in feet and inches to the closest fraction of an inch. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
Timely prefinished interior steel frame. Ideally the door will cover 2 to 3 inches beyond the opening on each side. Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1. While the style of barn door you choose will come down to your personal preference you will need to be aware of barn door vs opening dimensions when making your choice.
Barn door measuring guide for door openings with casing molding. Measure from inside to inside of the opening.