You can also special order doors in larger sizes.
Sliding door opening height.
But width sizes vary and depend primarily on the patio door s configuration.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
In this example the total height is 80 once mounted the door will hang 1 off the floor which will add the bit of coverage you need at the top of the opening.
The standard height of a patio door is 80 inches 6 feet 8 inches.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
If you are choosing the two panel keep in mind that the standard width is 5 feet or 60 inches.
In most homes doorframes are measured to a standard size to make door replacements easy.
Now all you need to know is how to properly frame your door rough opening.
Follow the downloadable guidelines project diagram drawing 1 to determine the best door size.
You will find the two and three panel patio door configurations which have different widths.
You can adapt standard interior doors to use as sliding closet doors.
These doors come in 24 28 30 32 and 36 inch widths.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
A standard sliding glass door is 80 inches tall with a width varying from 60 inches to 72 inches depending on the space.
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.
Stock doors are available up to 36 inches wide and 80 inches tall.
For the door height we recommend measuring from the floor to the top of the opening.
For an opening up to 72 inches wide place a door on each side of the opening.