How To Measure Interior Doors
Most people can clear a doorway of this size without brushing the sides of the frame.
How to measure interior doors. This is common for passage doors while 78-inch doors or 66 doors are reserved for closet and utility doors. Left side center and right side. Everything you need to know to take accurate measurements in your home before ordering a new prehung interior door.
This gap will be covered by Brickmould casing. Measure the length and width of the door slab and indicate in the appropriate spot on the diagram. Measure the thickness of the door.
Measure the height of the door right in the middle. Standard widths for interior doors are 24 28 30 32 and 36 inches while the height must be a minimum of 80 inches. For a pre-hung door measure the width and height of the slab the rough opening space between the studs with no door installed and the thickness of the jamb.
So the standard interior door size is 32 wide by 80 high. For double doors this will be the total of both doors. Measure between the frame at the top middle and bottom to give yourself a clearer idea as to whether the opening s are square most will not be but dont worry.
Measure the width of the opening stud to stud in 3 places the top middle and bottom and record the smallest measurement. Measure the width and height of your old door. If your door has molding frames you will need to measure the distance between the outside edges of the molding.
Measure from the floor to the. Now measure the frame not including any trim on the wall. Thats the side without the lock if its not an entry door.