The height is 80 which is considered 6 8 or 6 8 add 2 1 2 to the actual door height and frame it 82 1 2 high.
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Therefore the rough opening would be 82 1 2 tall by 38 1 2 wide.
To correctly determine the size of a rough opening for double or french doors measure the size of each door.
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Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening.
So if you have a bedroom door that is 30 wide which is considered a 2 6 or 2 6 door just add 2 to the width and frame it 32 wide.
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For example let s say we want to frame a 6 8 x 3 0 front entry door.
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To get the total width multiply the width of each door by 2 and add 2 inches.
If you re going to frame a rough opening for a door then you ll need to know the unit size.
Standard door rough openings.
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.
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The 6 8 stands for 6 8 tall and the 3 0 stands for 3 0 wide.
A opening width 2 b opening height 1 the rough opening would be 38 x 85 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame.
So if each door measures 30 inches wide the width of the rough opening should be 62 inches.