Learn the Right Way to Plan Your Door Installation
It’s just a door. Big deal, right? Just pound a big hole in the wall and fit in the door, and you’re all done.
No. You’ll need to plan your door installation just as you plan other aspects of your home renovation. I shouldn’t have to tell you why, but here’s one “why”: doors are forever.
Whereas you can rip down that bum crown molding and replace it (not likely, but whatever), it just ain’t gonna happen with a door. So here are some rules of thumb about planning a door installation that you had best heed:
- Width and Thickness of Exterior Doors – How wide are exterior doors? How thick? This measurement can vary, but think of 36 inches wide and 1.75 inches thick as being standard measurements. Now, the 1.75 thickness is for the door, not the door frame.
- Width of Interior Doors – Sizing is less important for interior doors, because we don’t have emergency egress to worry about. Look at 32 inches as a good width for interior doors
- Height of All Doors – For either interior or exterior doors, 80 inches is the standard height.
