There are three simple rules to framing rough openings efficiently.
Framing barn door opening.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
We built and installed one as the finishing touch of a kitchen remodel and we love it.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
A barn door is a door slab that slides left and right on wall mounted hardware stout rollers suspended from a steel bar in front of the door opening.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
This is the actual thickness of a 2x4.
You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2.
There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out.
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.
Removing the doors door hardware taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
Unless a room s baseboard will be flush with its wall which is atypical but trendy right now then frame that wall normally and finish with a cased opening instead of wrapping with drywall use jamb material with trim at the perimeter.
Maintain a simple consistent nailing pattern.
How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1.
The hardware needs to installed along the top of the wall but there isn t enough clearance to the far left so i think the best solution is to frame out the opening to 1 make the opening smaller 2 install a header so there is enough clearance along the top to install the hardware.
If you re mounting a single door you need wall space on one side of your opening that is at least the width of the door so it can slide completely open.
And avoid toenailing when possible.
However barn doors aren t just for barns.
As the distance between the king studs.
The door will slide left to right.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
Door widths vary but an easy way to size the rough opening is to use the door width plus 5 in.