Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
Rough opening for 48 sliding closet doors.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
So if each door measures 30 inches wide the width of the rough opening should be 62 inches.
The term framing here refers to installing the jambs into a rough opening for bypass or bifold doors.
In other words for drywall the rough opening would be 59 x 80 and for wood jambs it would be 49 x 79.
A 6 foot wide closet opening is most common but you can install closet doors in an opening of just about any width.
The height can be trimmed off the doors if you get it wrong but where i learned the rough opening was almost always 2 larger than the door size.
You can adapt standard interior doors to use as sliding closet doors.
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Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
Bipass hardware is usually acme or.
These doors come in 24 28 30 32 and 36 inch widths.
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This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
The rough opening should be 49 by 82 for a 48 by 80 inch door.
The standard height is 80 inches which you can trim to fit your.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
For the height of the rough opening you need to add 2 inches to the height of the door.
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To get the total width multiply the width of each door by 2 and add 2 inches.
This allows for 1 2 inch thick drywall on both sides and at the top 80 inches for the doors and hardware and a 1 to 1 1 2 inch space under the door.
The finished opening for bipass should be 63 which is why it s hard to convert to bifold in the future.
These closet doors are not available as prehung units.
The space between the floor and the bottom of the door may vary depending on the type of flooring.