Rough In Dimensions For French Doors

Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.

Rough in dimensions for french doors.

You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. The 6 8 stands for 6 8 tall and the 3 0 stands for 3 0 wide. To correctly determine the size of a rough opening for double or french doors measure the size of each door. If you re going to frame a rough opening for a door then you ll need to know the unit size.

Refer to the charts below to determine what size of door you will need. Add 2 to 2 1 2 inch to the measurement of the door s width to determine the total width of the rough opening. Therefore the rough opening would be 82 1 2 tall by 38 1 2 wide. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.

For example let s say we want to frame a 6 8 x 3 0 front entry door. While a standard door height is 80 finished opening. This takes into account the thickness of a standard 3 4 inch doorjamb on each side. For reference standard interior door widths range from 24 36 finished opening.

Standard door rough openings. So if each door measures 30 inches wide the width of the rough opening should be 62 inches. If you have questions give us a call at 888 458 5911. The rough opening would be 40 1 2 x 86 1 4 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame.

Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors. Of frame is 40 x 86 as the frame face is 2 around all 3 sides.