Entry Door Rough Opening Chart

Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.

Entry door rough opening chart.

You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Standard door rough openings. For m e u add actual unit dimension to door rough opening width for total rough opening width. Dimensional data o 2 2017 u1 revised arch 1 unit and rough opening sizing la ar al ra viewed from the exterior hand designations a l r astragal passive left hand right hand inswing.

Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. 6 6 6 8 7 0 8 0 rough opening brickmould dim. Outswing brickmould dim. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.

Select from the tools below to find the specific size information you need. For fire rated openings drywall must extend at least 1 2 into frame. For example let s say we want to frame a 6 8 x 3 0 front entry door. For m e u add actual unit dimension to door rough opening width for total rough opening width.

The 6 8 stands for 6 8 tall and the 3 0 stands for 3 0 wide. Inswing rough opening unit dimension f f l r l r viewed from the exterior hand designations f l r fixed panel left. Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening. A opening width 2 b opening height 1 the rough opening would be 38 x 85 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame.