Standard barn door sizes most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
Barn door hardware measurements.
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.
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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.
To get an accurate understanding of what size hardware and door you need you will need to take 6 measurements.
Barn door measuring guide.
Measure from outside to outside of casing molding.
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Measure from the outside of the casing to the outside of the casing for the door width.
The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.
In this example the total height is 83.
For the door width.
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.
This door is made of mortise and tenon joinery.
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In this example the total width is 38.
Always remember that your barn door railing system should be at least double the width of your door frame possibly longer if you have an odd shaped door.
For the door height we recommend measuring from the floor to the top of the casing.
Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.
To measure the size of the track you need.
Measure the door opening add a few inches to this measurement about 6 inches or so depending on how much space you have and this will be the total door width.
For door openings with casing molding.
This door is 1 1 2 thick and has t g center paneling which strengthens the structure of the door.
This barn door is complementary to any of our barn door hardware and has a grooved bottom for a floor guide if needed.
Instructions to properly measure for your barn doors single multiple measuring single openings for barn doors hardware.
Measure across for the width and from the top of the casing molding to the floor for height.
Most barn door hardware tracks over 7 feet long will be shipped in two sections and all tracks longer than 14 feet will be shipped in three or more sections with splice pieces.
Take the above measurement of your door and double it.