Most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
Sliding barn door how high above opening.
Once you ve established your desired door size.
A 3 foot door requires 6 feet of track.
You must also make sure that you have enough room on one side of the opening for a single door and either side of the opening for a double door in order for your barn doors to open properly.
Now the center of the rail will be 2 above the casing.
The opening will have full trim with 3 5 side casing and a 5 5 header see pic for an example of another door trimmed the same way.
For our standard barn door hardware you need 6 inches of above opening clearance.
For wider doors cut the track to fit and join the pieces with connectors available from the hardware manufacturer.
The barn door should be at least 2 4 inches bigger than the opening but that is subjective to your taste and home s decor.
For single doors start about three or four inches up on the hinge side of the door opening and continue for the length of the backer board.
You will need a minimum of 6 between the ceiling or crown molding and the top of the door molding or opening for the hardware to mount depending on the style hardware that you choose.
I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail.
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.
For the door height we recommend measuring from the floor to the top of the opening.
If you replaced an old door with a sliding barn door don t throw it away.
A 4 foot wide door takes at least 8 feet of track to slide completely open.
Buy a track that s twice the width of your door.
In this example the total height is 80 once mounted the door will hang 1 off the floor which will add the bit of coverage you need at the top of the opening.
How much clearance is needed above the opening.
For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening.
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.
If you have casing and the rail will be mounted above the casing so the door height should be the opening the casing 5.
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Standard barn door sizes.
Structural support is required.
Remember the track will be installed a few inches above the opening so you will need to factor that in.
You also need the door to hang to 1 inch above the flooring to ensure smooth operation.