Barn Door Installation Measurements

The barn door you choose needs to be slightly larger than the opening of the door frame it will cover.

Barn door installation measurements.

In this example the opening width is 32 4. To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement. Next you ll want to determine the height you want your door to be. You can choose from an array of interior door styles materials and patterns.

Measure from inside to inside of the opening. How to measure for a barn door barn door opening measurements. Interior barn doors are hung from a track mounted on the wall above a door opening. Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.

Sheetrocked opening no trim or casing width. Whether it s a 2 panel barn door with chevrons or a knotty pine barn door with a z bar you ll find. To start measure the width of your door opening from outside molding edge to outside molding edge and add 1 inch or more on each side for overlap. Your next step is to calculate the width of the door s opening starting from inside the door jamb on.

If your doorway doesn t have a trim measure the width of the inside of the door frame from left to right. 2 attach the mounting boards to the top and bottom of the doorway using drywall anchors and ensure that the mounting boards run straight along the doorway. The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top. Barn door measuring guide for door openings with casing molding.

It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor. The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track. Total door width will be 36. Measure from outside to outside of casing molding.

Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door. Measure across for the width and from the top of the casing molding to the floor for height. Standard barn door sizes 36 x 80 36 x 84 36 x 96 42 x 80 42 x 84 42 x 96. While the style of barn door you choose will come down to your personal preference you.

Bottom tracks aren t necessary but we recommend adding one to reduce swinging. Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door. Add 4 to the measurement and you have your recommended door width.