Stock doors are available up to 36 inches wide and 80 inches tall.
Sliding door opening width.
The width varies from 60 to 72 inches and it depends massively on the available space.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
Common widths for two panel sliding glass doors are.
You can also special order doors in larger sizes.
Follow the downloadable guidelines project diagram drawing 1 to determine the best door size.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
They also come in 5 x 8 and 8 x 8.
But just like how no home is the same no door is quite the same either.
The reason there s a standard size is to make it easier for homeowners going for door replacements to get it done.
Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening.
5 feet or 60 inches 6 feet or 72 inches 8 feet or 96 inches.
There are some standard guidelines for the dimensions of a door.
The standard size of a sliding door or french exterior door.
The standard size of a patio door with a 2 panel configuration is 6 8 x 6.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
The standard sliding glass door measures 80 inches in height.
So if you have a bedroom door that is 30 wide which is considered a 2 6 or 2 6 door just add 2 to the width and frame it 32 wide.
The actual door opening will be slightly less than half the width of the door.