Framing Rough Opening For Sliding Patio Door

The extra space allows a little fudge room for squaring the frame with shims.

Framing rough opening for sliding patio door. For finish flooring 3 8 in. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. You may find that the rough opening is not square. An opening of roughly 72 inches in width and 80 inches in height is the usual requirement for a sliding door frame.

Make sure the openings are at least a quarter of an inch larger on the top and the sides. For underlayment and 3 4 in. You can use a level to be sure it is even all the way around. Measure horizontally across both the top and bottom of the rough opening as well as vertically on each side.

4 11 1 4 and the doors are. For wiggle room at the top of the door and the top of the trimmer the bottom of the header needs to be 82 5 8 in. A 2x6 header is strong enough for a 3 foot wide door opening. For the jamb 3 4 in.

This opening will be slightly larger than the patio doorframe. You might choose to use an existing wall stud as a king stud in which case you can cut the opening 1 1 2 inches inside that stud and slip a jack stud into the wall. Custom size patio doors are available in 1 8 3 increments. Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.

Check the 4 corners with your framing square. Rough opening refers to the dimensions inside the trimmer studs and between the floor and the bottom header. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Many manufacturers make a so called 5 french door in which the rough opening is exactly 5 0 wide but that means that the opening is 5 0 the door frame is approx.

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. 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. This clearance provides you with a little room to fine tune the door position before securing it in place. This door was 6 feet 1 8 inch wide.

Standard door rough openings. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. To access the studs and measure for the rough opening carefully remove the casing from the inside of the existing door opening. Most new doors are 6 ft.

Arrow indicates direction of panel operation5068 as viewed from the exterior. To meet or exceed a clear opening width of 32 813 select a door width that requires a rough opening width of 6 6 1981 or greater.