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Rough opening for 36 inch french doors.
When a pre hung door is being installed into an opening there have to be considerations for leveling the door and ensuring that it has an obstruction free swing.
For example let s say we want to frame a 6 8 x 3 0 front entry door.
Add actual unit dimension to door rough opening width for total rough opening width.
To correctly determine the size of a rough opening for double or french doors measure the size of each door.
Make sure your door opening reinforces the wall above and on both sides of the door.
Unit and rough opening sizing 28 1 8 32 1 8 34 1 8 36 1 8 38 1 8 40 1 8 46 1 8.
The difference between a rough opening and finished opening is usually 2 3 inches.
The doors are also a standard 80 inches tall.
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You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
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Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
If the pre hung door is butted up into an opening the swing will be hindered by the door.
For standard wood framed construction the rough openings for doors and windows is typically the actual unit size plus 2 1 2 inches in height and width.
The required size of the finished opening for a 48 by 80 inch door is 48 by 82 inches.
If you re going to frame a rough opening for a door then you ll need to know the unit size.
Make sure your door opening reinforces the wall above and on both sides of the door.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
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While a standard door height is 80 finished opening.
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.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
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Presuming the door is a 36 inch wide door the dimensions of your opening should be 37 inch wide by 81 inch tall.
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To get the total width multiply the width of each door by 2 and add 2 inches.
The rough opening should be 49 by 82 for a 48 by 80 inch door.
For reference standard interior door widths range from 24 36 finished opening.
So if each door measures 30 inches wide the width of the rough opening should be 62 inches.
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