Add two inches to your width measurement and now you have your ideal barn door height and width.
Hownwide should barn doors overlap.
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Remember barn doors need to slide at least as far as the opening in one direction or the other.
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Most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
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.
Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.
To find out how wide should your barn door be measure from one side of the doorway to the other.
Your door s width should be 2 to 3 inches wider than the door opening and 1 inch higher than the dimensions of your opening.
While the style of barn door you choose will come down to your personal preference you will need to be aware of barn door vs opening dimensions when making your choice.
How to measure for a barn door in three steps using a tape measure begin at the left edge of the opening and measure straight across to the right edge.
If the doorway has moldings measure from outside edge to outside edge to determine the proper door width add about 4 to 6 inches to your measurement.
Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1.
Add 4 to the measurement and you have your recommended door width.
In this example the opening width is 32 4.
Again measure to the outside edges of the door casing.
For the overlap on a single door you will add 3 to the inside width to size the door and 1 to the height from the floor to the top of the opening because there is a 1 2 gap under the door when installed.
This gives the even 1 1 2 around on all three sides.
Overlapping tandem barn doors step 1.
Total door width will be 36.
Barn door measuring guide for door openings with casing molding.
The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header.
For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
Measure from outside to outside of casing molding.
Measure across for the width and from the top of the casing molding to the floor for height.
30 opening 34 wide door.
We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side.
Measure from inside to inside of the opening.