2 4 door 2 6 r o.
How much bigger are barn doors than openings.
As a result the door must be wider than the opening to eliminate sightlines from angles around the opening.
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.
To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement.
Again for doorways with moldings measure from the top edge.
In the example above involving casing the casing already frames the door and adds 4 6 inches of width to the door that will generously cover the opening.
First plan that you need some overlap for doors to be larger than the opening.
30 opening 34 wide door.
This space is equivalent to the width of the door s that your ordering.
Extra wide internal doors.
36 x 80 36 x 84.
If the track needs to mount to the front face of the header trim it will require that to be a flat.
The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header.
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.
Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door length you need.
Tips techniques and hints for installing pairs of barn doors or long sliding hardware over wide or big openings.
Rough opening chart in feet.
The height is 80 which is considered 6 8 or 6 8 add 2 1 2 to the actual door height and frame it 82 1 2 high.
Remember barn doors need to slide at least as far as the opening in one direction or the other.
Ideally the door will cover 2 to 3 inches beyond the opening on each side.
To have privacy the door usually overlaps the opening by an inch so that a 2 6 opening will require a 2 8 door.
We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side.
2 0 door 2 2 r o.
Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1.
For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
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.
Many people nowadays have wider than standard openings which means they will require non standard internal doors this can sometimes be due to disability access which means doors are wider than 838mm or it may be that you have an older property with a slightly odd size door opening.