Sliding Door Framing Detail

This is the actual thickness of a 2x4.

Sliding door framing detail.

Wall structure thickness all steel split studs self tapping drywall and trim screws included. Commercial grade pocket door frame kit. This clearance provides you with a little room to fine tune the door position before securing it in place. For efficiency i mark only the inside edge of the king studs on the bottom and top plates.

Make sure the openings are at least a quarter of an inch larger on the top and the sides. You can use a level to be sure it is even all the way around. Sliding folding and pocket door hardware. Together the headers king studs and trimmers act as a system that transfers weight from above down and around the window and door openings to the floor and foundation below.

The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be. Check the 4 corners with your framing square. You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2. Framing a door s rough opening.

However water penetration under the sill and in the surrounding framing members is particularly troublesome. 60 1524mm x 108 2743mm max. An opening of roughly 72 inches in width and 80 inches in height is the usual requirement for a sliding door frame. To the inside of the marks i write t for trimmer.

8 1 3 installation of membrane around door sills special attention should be paid to the. To make the door header the top of the door frame cut two 2x4s to the same length as the width of the original opening and nail them securely together. To the outside i mark an x to indicate the king stud. Cut the door header.

This extrusion snaps to series 541 sliding door frame and is used to beef up the frame from 102mm x 10mm to 102mm x 45mm. Measure the distance between the king studs door width plus 5 in. 1 1 8 29mm 1 3 4 44mm door thickness 3 1 2 89mm 2x4 min. Framing a rough opening means adding about 1 2 inch clearance between the top and both sides of the door jams and the framed rough opening.

Sometimes door sills are made from decay resistant wood or metal and are not susceptable to decay. Choose from popular frame design and finishes at the sliding door company. The extender frame sections maintain the weather line has.