Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.
How to determine size of barn door hardware.
The reason being that when ordering hardware it matters which side the lock is on where for carpentry it does not.
Add 2 4 to this measurement so your barn door completely covers the entryway without drafts or slight openings.
The width of your opening the height of your opening from the floor to the top of the opening the space between the top of the opening to the ceiling and the width of the right and left walls of your opening.
Measure the door opening add a few inches to this measurement about 6 inches or so depending on how much space you have and this will be the total door width.
Measure from outside to outside of casing molding.
For the door width.
The barn door you choose needs to be slightly larger than the opening of the door frame it will cover.
If your doorway doesn t have a trim measure the width of the inside of the door frame from left to right.
Take the above measurement of your door and double it.
When measuring an opening for a barn door there are 5 key measurements to take into account.
Barn door measuring guide for door openings with casing molding.
To measure the size of the track 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.
Total door width will be 36.
How to measure for a barn door barn door opening measurements.
Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door.
To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement.
In this example the opening width is 32 4.
How to measure for a barn door in three steps using a tape measure begin at the left edge of the opening and measure straight across to the right edge.
Determining handing when ordering door hardware is a bit different that how you determine door handing for carpentry ordering and hanging doors.
Standard barn door sizes most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
Your next step is to calculate the width of the door s opening starting from inside the door jamb on.
Add 4 to the measurement and you have your recommended door width.
For the width of your barn door we recommend at least a 4 overlay.
Barn door mounting rails are available in a variety of lengths the most common options being 60 5ft 72 6ft and 84 7ft.
This allows you some flexibility for larger door openings or double door setups.
Sheetrocked opening no trim or casing width.