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Rough opening for a 5 foot sliding bypass door.
Many manufacturers make a so called 5 french door in which the rough opening is exactly 5 0 wide but that means that the opening is 5 0 the door frame is approx.
Door dimension always refers to outside frame to frame dimension.
82 1 2 inches also happens to be the standard header height for windows and doors.
All 8 0 doors are hung with 4 hinges.
All 6 8 and 7 0 doors are hung with 3 hinges.
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You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
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In the example above involving casing the casing already frames the door and adds 4 6 inches of width to the door that will generously cover the opening.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
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Minimum rough opening dimensions may need to be increased to allow for use of building wraps ashing sill panning brackets fasteners or other items.
As a result the door must be wider than the opening to eliminate sightlines from angles around the opening.
Check that the opening is the correct size for the bifold or sliding doors you will install.
Finish the opening by installing drywall on each side.
This is also the top of the jack studs.
Wood jambs are normally thick so you would minus 1 off of the width and from the height.
If you used two 36 slabs actual size 36 x 80 and a track kit for example they need to overlap about an inch in the center so your finished opening would be about 70 71 wide.
A rough opening width of 6 6 1981 or greater.
If you re a novice framer then this is the height of the bottom of the window and door headers.
Measure the diagonals to be sure that the opening is at least within 3 8 inch of square and ensure that the sides are plumb and the header is level.
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In other words for drywall the rough opening would be 59 x 80 and for wood jambs it would be 49 x 79.
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Therefore the rough opening would be 82 1 2 tall by 38 1 2 wide.