Standard Barn Sliding Door Height
You can also special order doors in larger sizes.
Standard barn sliding door height. For the door height we recommend measuring from the floor to the top of the opening. The height of your barn door handles should also range from 34 to 48 inches tall. Once you ve established your desired door size. Measure from outside to outside of casing molding.
Purchase a door that s as tall as the opening height or opening plus trim and 2 inches wider than the door frame to cover the entire opening. Ideally the door will cover 2 to 3 inches beyond the opening on each side. Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1. Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so.
Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door length you need. Measure across for the width and from the top of the casing molding to the floor for height. Barn door measuring guide for door openings with casing molding. Most standard interior doors are either 6 feet 8 inches or 8 feet tall.
Instead of fastening the barn door rail to drywall first screw a ledger board to the wall studs for a sturdier mounting surface that allows the hanging door to clear the door frame. If you happen to have the extra large ten foot doors you might need pulls that are 24 inches or longer. The final option is to build your own door and finish it to suit your decor. A slightly larger seven foot door could accommodate a fourteen to sixteen inch handle.
Stock doors are available up to 36 inches wide and 80 inches tall. The center of the rail will mount 2 above the door 3 above the opening which will be close to the center of 2 8 blocking. The barn door hangers will roll on the track which is mounted above the door to the header or blocking. Most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement. The width should simply cover the opening and any trim that may be used to case in the opening schiltz says. Smartstandard 12ft heavy duty double door sliding barn door hardware kit smoothly and quietly easy to install includes step by step installation instruction fit 36 wide door panel j shape hanger sale price 89 99 89 99 save 17 sold out. Again for doorways with moldings measure from the top edge.
For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening. For an opening up to 72 inches wide place a door on each side of the opening. Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.