How To Measure Closet Doors
Measure from the floor to the underside of the trim at the top of.
How to measure closet doors. Measure the height of the door right in the middle. The desired width of the door depends on the width of the doorway. Measure the left vertical height of the closet door opening. How to size a sliding closet door.
The lowest value will be the width of your doorway. Next you will want to measure the height of your doorway from the floor to the inside edge. Measure the width of your doorway from each inside edge. You will now need to measure out the shape of your door.
Measure horizontally across the top of the opening just below the doorframe. This is the extent of your door opening. This helps to ensure that. You should measure the gap in three places at the top at the bottom and in the middle.
Use the smallest figure as your measurement. Mark where this comes to on your door. If you will be installing a system on more than one wall confirm that the system on the adjacent wall maintains enough clearance. Standard uk sizes for a door height opening is between 78 1981mm and 80 2040mm.
If you have bought a 24 inch bifold door measure from the top left of the doorway and extend the tape measure 24 inches into the right. Measure the width of the door in 3 locations. Standard depth for most custom closet components is 14 inches which should fit with enough space to allow drawers or doors to open and clothes to hang freely in a standard reach in closet. Depending on the year your home was built or the quality of the framer there may be some varying sizes due to settlement or just poor craftsmanship.
In this video i will show you all the measurements you will need to properly measure your door before ordering a new one to insure that when you get your new. Top to bottom of the door frame is the first size you require this is from the top of the frame to the ground level. Measure the height of the door opening on the right side as well. Take multiple measurements at different heights.