Sliding Closet Door Rough Opening Chart

Refer to the charts below to determine what size of door you will need.

Sliding closet door rough opening chart.

Select from the tools below to find the specific size information you need. The rough opening should be 49 by 82 for a 48 by 80 inch door. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. You can adapt standard interior doors to use as sliding closet doors.

For reference standard interior door widths range from 24 36 finished opening. If you have questions give us a call at 888 458 5911. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.

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This is a perfect closet or pantry door if you have other matching 6 panel design doors within your home. Door dimension always refers to outside frame to frame dimension. The difference between a rough opening and finished opening is usually 2 3 inches. Check out our online portfolio of reclaimed wood sliding barn door examples.

With a wide array of standard sizing and custom sizing in 1 8 increments rest assured that andersen can deliver a window or door that will meet your dimensions. Your custom made barn door flat black door hardware sliding door hangers sliding door track or rail front handle mounting hardware door stops guides and instructions. Minimum rough opening dimensions may need to be increased to allow for use of building wraps ashing sill panning brackets fasteners or other items. These doors come in 24 28 30 32 and 36 inch widths.

The required size of the finished opening for a 48 by 80 inch door is 48 by 82 inches. This allows for 1 2 inch thick drywall on both sides and at the top 80 inches for the doors and hardware and a 1 to 1 1 2 inch space under the door the space between the floor and the bottom of the door may vary depending on the type of flooring. For fire rated openings drywall must extend at least 1 2 into frame. A rough opening width of 6 6 1981 or greater.