How to properly measure a doorway. How to measure the doorway for a high-quality installation of an interior door? Do you need extensions and what width

If you take measurements yourself, read the key points.

For door panels standard sizes the following:

• 600 / 700 / 800 / 900 x 2000 mm (DO* and DG**);
• 550 / 600 x 1900 mm (DG only).

*DO - with glass

**DG - blind door

Canvas size, A1 / A2, mm 550 x 1900630 x 1940650 x 1990 600 x 1900680 x 1940700 x 1990 600 x 2000680 x 2040700 x 2090 700 x 2000780 x 2040800 x 2090 800 x 2000880 x 2040900 x 2090 900 x 2000980 x 20401000 x 2090

Table of correspondence between the sizes of door blocks and openings for double doors(rounded sizes of structures are given).

Table of correspondence between the sizes of door blocks and openings for sliding door(rounded sizes of structures are given)

Opening requirements

The doorway must have clear dimensions and be fully formed.

• Check with a level to top floor located in a horizontal plane parallel to the floor. Tolerances- no more than 5 mm.
• The depth of the opening must be stable along its entire perimeter, without narrowing, and side walls- parallel.

Doors are installed on final stage finishing works, after the walls, floor and ceiling are fully decorated.
Before ordering, check once again that the dimensions of the opening correspond to the recommended values.

Doorway design options

Making deeper doorways carried out with the help of additional elements. If the doors are mounted on sliding fittings, they are used to decorate the opening. box elements. sliding mechanism can be closed with decorative visor.
The final stage any repair - installation of interior doors to the size of the openings, and this is a rather responsible process, because such designs are important element interior, which is always in sight.

door interior design consists of several elements - a canvas, a box and a platband.
If the wall is too thick, then the box is additionally equipped with an additional board. The platband is installed on one or both sides, depending on the desire of the owner of the apartment and the design project.
AT classic interiors the design is often additionally decorated with a carved portal.

Dimensions of interior doors

In modern apartment buildings opening sizes are usually standardized. The only exceptions are houses of old construction. In private houses, the owners also do not always adhere to generally accepted sizes during the construction process.

If the opening has standard parameters, then picking up a door kit for it will not be difficult.
The Porta prima factory offers solid pine veneered canvases with a height of 200 cm and a width of 60, 70, 80 and 90 centimeters, which will allow you to finish the entrance to any room.

It is always cheaper, faster and more reliable to fit the opening to standard parameters than to order the manufacture of products according to non-standard sizes.

There are several reasons for this:

• mass-produced products are always much cheaper than those that are made to order;
• models of standard sizes are produced on automated equipment, which guarantees the correctness of geometric dimensions;
• the quality of standard fabrics and components is carefully controlled at all stages - from the purchase of raw materials to shipment finished products to the warehouse;
• products of all popular models and shades are always available in sufficient quantities in stock, they can be received and installed immediately after payment;
• Factory-made units come with a manufacturer's warranty.

Therefore, before buying interior doors, you should check the dimensions of your openings and, if necessary, bring their parameters to standard values. In too wide aisles you will have to build up the walls, and in unnecessarily narrow ones, on the contrary, remove part of the wall. You may also need to increase or decrease the height.

To calculate the required opening width for a particular leaf, it is necessary to add the width of the leaf and double the thickness of the boxed beam, add to the resulting value a gap of 0.5 cm for opening the loops and technological gaps of 1-1.5 cm on each side.
To calculate the height of the passage, it is necessary to add the thickness of the box to the height of the canvas, gaps of 0.5 cm from the bottom and 0.3-0.4 cm from the top for ease of opening and a mounting gap of 1.5-2 cm. floor covering.
If the wall thickness exceeds the width of the box beam, then you will need to install an additional board.

Features of installation of interior doors

Door blocks are mounted after the completion of the walls and laying the flooring. At the same time, the quality preparatory work directly affects the beauty and reliability. Therefore, in the process of finishing work, it is necessary to strictly control the parameters:

• the height and width of the opening must be the same at all measurement points, and at the junction of the side parts with the top and the floor there must be a right angle;
• it is also important that the wall has a uniform thickness around the entire perimeter;
• note the verticality of the side walls of the passage. Even a barely visible deviation of the wall from the vertical by 3-4 mm
• will lead to the fact that the casing will not fit snugly to the surface. To mask this defect, you can try to bend thin platbands and fix them with glue, but this will not work with thick platbands. And if you put the block itself not on a level, but on a wall, the canvas will spontaneously open or close.

Correctly perform measurements for the future door

In order to choose a canvas of the correct width for an already prepared opening and complete it with molded elements, the following parameters must be taken into account:

• the width and height of the passage;
• wall thickness;
• width and thickness of the box beam;
• the presence or absence of a threshold;
• the need to install a platband on one or both sides;
• mounting clearances.

Correct measurement is one of the key factors successful installation door structure. Mistakes at this stage can result in significant financial costs.
After all, if the already assembled block does not fit in the allotted space, then you will have to expand or narrow the opening already prepared for installation. It is also important to choose the right opening direction so that the opening door does not block the corridor, access to the closet or sofa.
Therefore, in order to buy interior doors to fit the dimensions, it is best to use the services of a professional measurer. The master of the Porta prima factory will not only take all the measurements correctly, but will also give professional recommendations on the design and configuration of each door unit.

Before you buy interior doors, you need to know the answers to three questions

1. What size door leaf do I need (width and height)?

2. Do you need extensions and what width?

3. What should be the opening side of the doors?

Finding out the answers to these questions for each doorway is quite simple. Below are described and shown all the features of the method of measuring and determining the required dimensions of doors and accessories for them.

What size canvas to choose for your doorway?

There are no standard doorways. To determine the width and height of the door leaf you need, you need to measure the doorways in which you plan to install the doors.

How to determine the width of the door leaf?

To determine desired width canvases, determine the width of the doorway. To do this, we measure the opening in three places - at the top, bottom and in the middle. The smallest value will be the width of your doorway.

If you still stand in doorway old doors, then everything is much simpler. We measure the width and height of the old door leaf.

As a result, the width of the leaf should be narrower than the doorway by 80-100 mm for doors with a simple (non-telescopic) door frame, and by 100-120 mm for doors with a telescopic frame.

But since the standard dimensions of the width of the canvases are multiples of 100 mm (600, 700, 800, 900), then with a certain width of the doorway, a narrowing or expansion of the opening will be required. See the table below for details.

Table for selecting the width of the leaf according to the width of the doorway

It is possible not to narrow or widen the opening, but to order doors of non-standard width exactly to fit your opening. But such an order can be made not at all factories. For example, such a door factory as "Zodchy" makes doors of non-standard width, a multiple of 5 mm, in 2-3 weeks.

How to determine the height of the door leaf?

The height of the opening is measured in the same way as the width of the opening. The measurement is made in three places and is selected smallest value.

The standard height of the canvas is 2 meters. For a standard leaf, the height of the opening should be 2060-2100 mm.

If the height of the doorway is below 2060 mm, then you will need to either file the door leaf or order a lower height.

If the height of the doorway is higher than 2100 mm, then either the narrowing of the opening will be required, or doors of a non-standard height must be ordered.

Not all manufacturers produce doors of non-standard height, but those that do increase the cost of doors by 30-50%. For example, doors from the Princip, Vladimir Doors, Verda factories are not made in non-standard sizes.

How to determine the door opening direction?

If you have chosen asymmetrical doors (that is, if the doors are visually divided in the middle by a vertical line, then the right half will differ from the left) or doors into which fittings are embedded at the factory (for example, the doors of the Mario Rioli factory), then you must definitely decide on door opening side - left opening or right opening.

The opening side of the door leaf is determined as follows.

1. Stand on the side of the doorway into which the doors will open.

2. We open the doors towards ourselves and look at which side the door hinges will be.

3. If the door hinges are on the right, then this is a right-hand door, if on the left, then it is a left-hand door.

If you are still not sure about the size of the door leaf you need, then it will be more reliable to call a measurer - a door specialist.

In addition to the dimensions of the canvas, you also need to find out if extensions are needed for your doorway.

What accessories and in what quantity are required for doors?

To install a door in a doorway, you need a door frame. To hide the gap between the door frame and the wall, platbands are needed. If the wall thickness is more than 70mm ( more thickness boxes), you will need extras - box expanders.

Telescopic and simple accessories

Telescopic components are called such components, in the set of which the platbands are “L”-shaped and are attached to the door frame and extensions by inserting the platband ridge into the groove of the box or extension.

How many door frame sticks are required?

For installation of a single-leaf swing interior door without a threshold, 2.5 sticks of the door frame are needed. If the door is planned to be installed with a threshold, then 3 sticks are required - this is half a stick from above and half a stick from below. the threshold of the interior door is part of the door frame. Our website defaults to right amount stick boxes for doors without a threshold.

Read more in the article about door frame

How much cash is required?

Standard, default, in a set of single-leaf hinged door includes 5 sticks of platbands - these are 2.5 sticks on one side and 2.5 sticks on the other side. There are cases when platbands are placed only on one side, and on the other side they ennoble slopes with plaster, tiles, etc. Platbands on the one hand are installed most often in a bathroom or when the opening is in a thick wall.

Read more in the material about platbands.

Are extras needed?

The extension is an expansion element of the door frame, which is required if the wall thickness is more than 70 mm. To determine the thickness of the wall, you need to measure the thickness of the wall in three places on each side of the doorway.

If the wall thickness is from 70 to 90 mm, then extensions are definitely needed for a simple non-telescopic box.

If the wall thickness is more than 90 mm, then extensions are definitely needed.

What width dobori need?

Dobory almost all manufacturers have standard width– 100 mm, 150 mm, 200 mm. The width of the door frame is usually 70 mm. But everywhere the thickness of the wall is different and therefore it is almost always necessary to cut the extensions along. Thus, if the wall thickness is from 70 to 170 mm, then additional 100, etc. will be required. See the table below for details.

Width selection table

How many extension sticks do you need?

If the wall thickness is more than 110 mm, then the number of extension sticks is equal to the number of box sticks

If the wall thickness is less than 110 mm, then the number of extensions depends on the number of doors. extensions during installation by the master will be sawn along and from one extension you will get two. Therefore, for example, for two openings, the wall thickness of which is 100 mm, one set of extensions is required - this is 2.5 sticks.

It is important to know how to measure the opening correctly in order to finally order a model that is ideal for your parameters. You can call a specialist at home or carry out the entire procedure yourself, the measurement process will not take much time.

Before installation new door it is important to measure the opening correctly

Required indicators

In order to correctly measure the door, you will need to determine a number of indicators. For the convenience of work, it is recommended to write out all the positions on a sheet of paper in advance and find them sequentially one after another in the same order.

So, in order to measure the entrance or interior door, it is necessary to determine the following indicators:

• width - the distance between the side elements;
• height - the distance from the floor to the top floor;
• depth - the thickness of the wall in the opening;
• slope - the presence of distortions;
• evenness - areas where the value of the indicators has certain deviations.

Necessary indicators for the correct measurement of the door

Door width

Measuring the door begins with determining its width. Doing it yourself will not be difficult. If we are talking about standard openings, often their width is 80 cm for the interior and 90-100 cm for the front door.

The easiest way is to independently measure the distance between the side supports at the bottom of the passage, the floor can serve as a guide. Nevertheless, to clarify the dimensions, it is necessary to carry out auxiliary measurements at least at two more points: from above and in the center. For work, only a tape measure is enough.

Correct measurement of the width of the door and doorway

opening height

The next indicator is . Approximately this value is 210 cm. In order to find out how many centimeters is the distance from the floor to the top of the opening, you will also need a tape measure. It is not always convenient to work independently in this case.

New doors are recommended to be installed in the opening after laying the flooring. This is especially true if you are planning to order an interior door. In this case, you do not have to calculate the thickness of the flooring or cut the elements of the door structure directly during the installation process.

You also need to measure the height at several points, the main reference point is the center. Measurements must be taken according to inside opening. All three values ​​may differ from each other, which will affect further measurements.

For more exact definition the height of the opening is measured in three places

additional characteristics

The width of the opening is different from the width of the door itself. It is measured in the same way. At the same time, please note that you need to order a box a few centimeters less, since technological gaps for installation are provided here. Also take into account that the width of the box will be larger than the canvas. There should be small gaps around the perimeter to ensure the free movement of the door.

The basic measurement of the entrance or interior door is completed by determining the thickness of the elements. For the entrance, this figure will be greater than for the interior door. In fact, this value depends on the thickness of the wall itself. The box must completely cover the opening. If the value is too high, the additional installation of extensions is provided.

Measurement of the width of the opening is carried out according to the same principle as doors.

opening evenness

It is also important to determine such parameters for future door, which will allow you to align the opening. This is important not only to facilitate the installation process, but also to improve the further functioning of the structure.

First of all, you need to check the vertical of the opening. For this, a level or a special plumb line is used. The rule of three points is also observed here: left, right, center. The next parameter is the diagonal. Using a tape measure, measure the distance inside the opening from the top corner on one side to the bottom in the opposite corner. Both indicators for each combination of sides must match, or at least not have serious deviations. If the values ​​are very different, this will be noticeable even at the stage of the basic measurements, since the diagonals depend on the height of the sidewalls and the width of the top and threshold.

The evenness of the opening is an important indicator when measuring the door.

The presence of serious distortions will affect the durability of the fasteners, their normal operation and may lead to a deterioration in the overall appearance passage.

Elimination of defects

To install the door as correctly as possible, without distortions, it is necessary to make a slight adjustment to the dimensions of the opening. If serious irregularities were identified, the best way out of the situation would be to plaster the opening and cut off the sagging.

If you want to bring out a flat wall or partition, you can immediately take care of removing the ideal opening by attaching it to the frame drywall sheets. In the future, it is required to superficially plaster the opening.

Carrying out a thorough measurement allows you to determine the ideal parameters for choosing a new door. This will facilitate the installation process and will positively affect many other aspects.

What will be the door - hinged, compartment or sliding? In which direction will it open - to the right or to the left? And also what kind of fittings will be - the color of the hinges, the shape of the handle, what kind of lock will be - magnetic, with a latch, will there be a turntable and a key. All of these issues, along with color, material and finish, must be addressed prior to ordering. The purpose of the measurement is to clearly determine which components of what size you need to purchase to install the door.

Measurement of the doorway must be made after removing the box and platbands from old door if they were. If the repair is the first, it is desirable after laying the floor in order to know exactly the height of the opening.

Measuring the width of the doorway

The width is measured at three points - top, bottom and middle, choosing the smallest value. The width of the doorway should be 8-10 centimeters larger than the door leaf for installation and adjustment - walls are rarely perfectly even, so mounting foam is used to adjust the door frame.

Measuring the height of the doorway

The height of the opening is also measured at three points, choosing the smallest value. The height of the doorway should be about 208 centimeters, taking into account the finished floor: two meters for the door leaf, a few centimeters for installing and adjusting the box, and 1 centimeter for the gap between door leaf and floor.

Measuring the depth of the doorway

The width of the wall already needs to be measured in six places: top, bottom and in the middle on one side and the same on the other. And here it is worth taking not the least, but highest value- if you have to buy an extension, it is better to take it with a margin, you can cut it off. The width of a standard door frame is 7 centimeters, that is, if the width of the wall is 17 centimeters, you need to take one 10 cm extension.

thresholds

Thresholds are usually placed in bathrooms and between rooms in which the floor level does not match. In other cases, they try to make them to a minimum in order to be able not to stumble about them.

Thus, as a result we get:

• The door leaf has standard height 2 meters, and the width, depending on the doorway, can be 60, 70, 80 or 90 centimeters. Less often 40 and 55 centimeters. Non-standard sizes significantly increase the cost of the door and lengthen the production time by almost two times.
• The door frame is taken in pieces, left, right and half on top - a total of 2.5 pcs. If the door has a threshold - you need to take 3 pcs.
• The extensions have a standard width of 10 cm and are sawn in place when installing the door to required size. Therefore, if it is necessary to increase the door frame, for example, by 4 cm, two extensions are taken - one is sawn in half, on both sides of the door, and a quarter of the second is placed on top.
• The platband, or flashing, is taken in the same way, 2.5 sticks on one side and the same amount on the other, a total of 5 pieces.

Some manufacturers provide boxes, extensions and trims not in pieces, but in sets, and you should specify how many pieces the set contains.

In any case, each company provides the services of a measurer. After all, no matter how correctly the customer measures himself, for example, he may not have a level or an old centimeter tape has stretched. So the responsibility for the error is usually taken by the door installation company.

Everyone knows that a well-done repair is an expensive undertaking. In order to perform all the work correctly and on time, everything must be thoroughly planned. And, of course, to buy everything suitable materials, everything should be well calculated and measured. The same applies to interior doors.

Why you need to know the dimensions of the opening

In order to choose the right door you like, you should know what size to buy a canvas and whether they will buy extras. It will be much easier to choose such a product if you know all the quantities. Without the help of a specialist, taking measurements with your own hands will not be difficult, but you should still take this process more seriously. Having the slightest errors in the calculations, there is a risk of purchasing products that will be smaller or, on the contrary, will not be able to fit into the doorway.

The final result of the work done will depend on the correctness of the measurements made, see the photo.

Required Tools

To make all the necessary measurements of the interior door yourself, you will need tools. You will need a pencil and paper to record all the data generated. You can take all measurements with a tape measure. With it, you can measure the height, width and thickness of the doorway. Knowing all these dimensions, you can easily choose your favorite model of door products.

How to measure a doorway with old doors

This method is easier, and even a beginner can handle it. You will only need to remove the casing and measure everything external dimensions old door.

First you need to measure the width of the opening. Next is the length and depth. All data is recorded on paper. The process itself goes like this: you stand in the opening and take measurements, as shown in the photo. Existing platbands are not included in the calculation. If there is no leaf in the doorway, then the dimensions of the opening and the thickness of the walls are measured.

To know the side of opening the product, you need to stand facing the door so that the product swings open on itself. If the hinges are on your left when opening, then the opening side is left, and vice versa.

If you do not like the dimensions of an outdated door, then it is recommended to call the master.

How to measure an empty opening

If you have an empty opening or the dismantling of an old door with a frame has already been completed, you decide to do all the measurement work yourself, then you should know that such work is more laborious and requires special skills. In this case, all measurements take place along the openings.

• The doorway should have distinct lines. Protruding parts, foreign elements are not allowed. At correct measurement all possible changes should be taken into account, which include the installation of the ceiling, laying tiles and laminate. If you are doing repairs, then the doors must be installed at the last moment. This is very important, since a couple of centimeters can be added at the time of flooring. All previous measurements will be incorrect.
• The border of the top of the opening must be parallel to the floor, see the photo. A deviation of more than five millimeters is not allowed. With the help of the level, vertical walls are also measured. During measurements, the walls of the opening should be clearly checked, they should be in the same plane.
• Using a tape measure, the width, height of the opening and the thickness of the walls are measured.
• It should be understood that only a correctly made measurement guarantees a quality installation. How to produce the right dimensions you can find out by watching the video.

If you cannot choose the model of an interior door of your size that you like, do not rush to make it to order. In this case, it will help you door block smallest size, and the delta will close when mounted.