Interior French Door Rough Opening

It s important to realize the first thing to get right as you begin to tackle your double interior french doors is the rough opening.

Interior french door rough opening.

Product overview interior double door stile and rail constructed french door slabs prehung on 4 9 16 in. Whether you re buying a pre hung french door or constructing the frame from scratch accurate measurements of the rough opening are essential for a proper fit. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.

15 lite true divided clear tempered glass with ovolo. Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors. To correctly determine the size of a rough opening for double or french doors measure the size of each door. I prefer to have my rough openings at least one half inch wider than the overall unit size of the door.

Primed wood jamb common door size. To get the total width multiply the width of each door by 2 and add 2 inches. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Ideally the rough opening should be.

So if each door measures 30 inches wide the width of the rough opening should be 62 inches. This is the hole in the wall where the door fits.