Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
Bypass sliding closet door rough opening.
Smoothly rolling from side to side they give you full access to all of the space in your closet.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
Sets include all necessary hardware for 2 or 4 door sliding bypass installations.
Sliding bypass doors are the perfect closet doors for any room.
A 6 foot wide closet opening is most common but you can install closet doors in an opening of just about any width.
The doors have rollers that are adjustable so if the call out size is 60 x 80 than that would be the opening size that it would fit in.
I just checked our closet with 5 sliding mirror doors drywall over the studs and header track attached to concrete foundation and the finished opening is about 58 3 4 x 79 1 2.
The term framing here refers to installing the jambs into a rough opening for bypass or bifold doors.
The 2222 is compatible with 1 3 8 35mm thick doors only.
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The 2222 is compatible with 4 9 16 2 x 4 walls only.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
You can adapt standard interior doors to use as sliding closet doors.
Bypass detail cross section view 81 3 4 net finished opening height 1 1 4 minimum 1 9 16 maximum 3 8 finished floor no carpet pocket detail 84 1 2 rough opening height 3 4 minimum hinges colors light brass bright brass antique brass oil rubbed bronze satin nickel antique nickel polished chrome dull chrome black all prehung doors.
These closet doors are not available as prehung units.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
Sets of bifolds are available in a variety of widths in multiples of.
The finished opening should be just about the same size.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
82 1 2 would be ok too as you may want room for carpet.
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.
Track can be cut down to accommodate narrower doors openings.
Unlike a hinged door they do not require space to operate.
The standard height is 80 inches which you can trim to fit your.
The finished opening for bipass should be 63 which is why it s hard to convert to bifold in the future.
Sliding bypass door hardware sets for standard door opening widths.