How to measure the door for installation. Measurements for the installation of interior doors. What and how to measure? Calculation of the opening for a web of uniform width

In order to correctly place an order in the door store and decide which doors to buy, you first need to measure interior doors.

To purchase doors, you will need the following information:

1. The width of the doorway.

It is very easy to freeze it. We take construction tape measure and measure at three to four points (bottom, top and middle - a must!). As a basis, it is better to take the minimum size obtained or the arithmetic mean if the wall can be corrected, for example, to break a little concrete or plaster. And this is of course if door block will not fit or the resulting gaps on the foam are too large and will not close with a casing.

Result: 920 mm (you got it: at the top 920, in the middle 925 and at the bottom 930 mm.). Suitable for this width standard door by 800 mm.

Advice: Since the installation of doors is the final stage of work and the new wallpaper will already be pasted over, glue them in such a way that there is an overlap on the opening. This will help avoid problems when installing the casing on door frame, which, with an opening width of 920 mm, may not cover pasted over wallpaper, for example, with an indent from the edge of the opening. It is important that the walls, at least near the openings, be even, since the platbands are the rule that will show the quality of the repair right away!

2. Height

A few important points about height. The first thing to do is to measure in the same way as in the first case at three points, from the left edge, then from the right and in the middle. Secondly, it is necessary to take into account the level of the floor, whether it will change and to what height ( concrete screed, laminate, tile, parquet, etc.). It's easier when the finished floor is ready.

Result: 2100 mm (you got it: on the left 2120 in the middle 2110 and on the right 2100 mm.). Under this width, a standard canvas of 2000 mm is suitable. or not standard 2050 mm. The latter will not require modifications of the opening in height, but the standard one, 2 meter canvas and its platbands may not close a height of 2,100, and 2120 mm - they will not close for sure!.

Advice: First of all, consider the first tip! Still more important is that modern manufacturers doors in Russia are focused on an opening with a height of 2080 mm. This means that it is better to plaster and lower an unsuitable opening in advance, leading to standard view. At this stage, consider whether there will be a door with a threshold or not. The standard dimensions of the assembled door block according to the box can always be clarified on the manufacturer's website and from the supplier.

3. Wall thickness.

An important indicator when deciding on the standard of doors. It is necessary to measure at least four points. By analogy, we take a larger size.

Result: 120 mm

Advice: With a standard of 75 mm, we are dealing with a 120th wall and an order, followed by installation - either non-standard door frames, or with the purchase and installation of a frame expander - an extension (slope for interior doors). Installing a dobornik, a very common operation. Why and how to order or install an add-on, we consider in detail on the pages of our website.

4. Opening doors.

Determining the opening of future doors is quite simple. It is necessary to become facing the interior door, mentally pull it by the handle towards you and open it. At the same time, on which side the hinges will be, so is the door.

Result: Right

Advice: Think carefully about the future opening, taking into account convenience and fire regulations! In some cases, when inserting hinges and a lock under production conditions, it will be impossible to change the opening after purchase and delivery!

Here is what we ended up with:

• Opening 920*2100*120
• Door leaf 800*200 - Right
• Extension 120 - 75 = 45 mm (requires an extension bar of 45 mm or more) or a non-standard box of 120 mm in width.

That's it - you can go to the store to buy new interior doors!

With independent measurements, it is necessary to understand that this article is for informational purposes only, is not a panacea, and possibly does not take into account complex and non-standard cases of such a diverse process.

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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 trim from the old door, if any. 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

Width is measured at three points - top, bottom and middle, choosing 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. Not 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.
• Dobors have standard width 10 cm and 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 in doorway there is no canvas, 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 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, the door block will help you smallest size, and the delta will close when mounted.

All buyers of wooden interior doors always ask the same question, how to measure openings correctly, or how to measure when there are still old doors with frames and architraves in the openings. Therefore, we decided to tell in detail how to take measurements in order to correctly and accurately calculate the cost of the entire door block.

Tools

To do this, we need inventory for measuring:

1. A sheet of paper or notepad (on which the result of the measurements taken will be recorded).
2. Pen or pencil.
3. Roulette (preferably 3 meters).

How to measure?

We will be consistent and tell you about 1 measurement method (an empty building opening.)

• you need to measure the height of the opening (from the floor to the top of the opening);
• opening width (from wall to wall inside the opening);
• the thickness of the opening (that is, our future - the width of the box);
• it is necessary to determine whether there will be thresholds or not;
• indicate the opening of the doors, inward or outward, will the door be left or right?

Note! In order to find out the right or left door. Let's face the opening future door so that the door opens on itself, if the hinges are on the left side, then this door will be called (left door). If loops with right side then, accordingly, we will have it (right door)

It is also worth considering which doors will be locked with a latch (mainly a toilet, bathroom, bedroom), it is possible that the door needs to be locked if it is the 2nd door that is opposite the entrance armored doors or the door to the office, which also largely affects the choice of door. Maybe there should be sliding system- all these points must be indicated, since more full information will allow you to choose a door that will serve faithfully for more than one year.

Advice! Here, according to these measurements of the opening, you can accurately calculate the door block. But in any case, it is better to order doors in a specialized Woodenhome store where you will be offered a free professional measurer who will make a more accurate measurement, which will save you from unnecessary problems, since even minor differences in size can lead to big trouble during installation.

The 2nd method of measuring is a little more complicated than the first one, since it is in the opening (there are old box doors and thresholds with platbands)

To do this, you will need the same inventory for measuring;

1. A piece of paper or notepad. (on which the result of the measurements taken will be recorded).
2. Pen or pencil.
3. Roulette (preferably 3 meters).
4. Square for more accurate measurement (width old box) or wall thickness of the opening.

In the 2nd measurement method, we will also be consistent

Need to freeze:

• door leaf (height and width);
• the width of the box (that is, the thickness of the wall);
• and of course, for a more accurate measurement, it is necessary to carefully tear off the old casing without damaging it on each side and measure doorway in height and width, this is done because different manufacturers doors and frames can make boxes 50 and 60 mm thick in their thickness, but now boxes are made 40 mm thick. And concrete openings are also wider on the one hand, on the other, if you look at the view from the top, it looks like side walls trapezoid.

More detailed information look at http://www.woodenhome.com.ua/doors-size-measuring.html how to measure doors correctly?

Additional Information

Another important point– always need to take into account such parameters;

• height or thickness of the future floor;
• the thickness of the tiles on the floor and on the walls;
• what gap to leave between the floor and the bottom of the door (maybe they want a thick carpet.

On many measurements there is no floor or tiles on the floor or on the walls, but at the same time, buyers can already order doors if there is information about those parameters that were listed above. Due to the fact that the production of wooden doors according to all State Standards and standards cannot be made faster than 1.5 months from the moment of measurement. And while the floor and tiles are being laid, half of the time for the production of wooden doors will already pass and the buyer will not have to spend extra time waiting for door delivery.

That's what you need to consistently correctly, accurately, measure doorways because your future order depends on it and correct installation. Buy quality door from solid pine, oak, ash and alder, you can always at Woodenhome. For orders and consultations call 098 680 23 65.

How to properly measure doors

An important stage in the manufacture of the door is the removal of the size of the opening. If the door is smaller than the opening, it will not be possible to install it, or the door will be poorly fixed, unreliable, which will not allow it to fully perform its functions. If the door is larger than the opening, it will take time, certain skills and costs to expand it, which is also undesirable. Therefore, the measurement of the size of a metal door must be approached very carefully.

To measure the opening front door, must be freed from old design. If the dismantling of the old door is currently impractical, the opening must be freed at least from the platbands so that the walls are free. If, during dismantling, part of the wall collapsed, it is necessary to eliminate this shortcoming and only then proceed to measurements. It is also necessary to free the opening from finishing materials, that is, take measurements directly on the walls.

How to measure the opening and entrance metal door for installation

You can measure the opening under the door as follows.

1. Take a centimeter and measure the width and height at several points. It must be remembered that openings that are ideally even from a geometric point of view do not exist, the width and height can “walk”. So, the width is measured from the bottom, top and middle. The same goes for height.
2. Some openings may narrow or, conversely, expand towards the exit. This must be taken into account. Also remember that the walls may have vertical deviations, therefore, when taking measurements, use a plumb line or a laser builder.
3. Width and height are measured first while standing inside the room, and then outside. If the apartment is being renovated and you have not done the floor yet, it is better to wait a little with door measurements. In addition, thresholds must be removed from the floor, they will interfere with measurements.
4. IN standard rooms the dimensions of metal doors are from 800 to 900 mm in width, from 2070 to 2300 mm in height. Dimensions door structure must be 2-3 cm smaller than the opening so that the unit can be adjusted during installation. The gaps will then need to be filled with mounting foam. However, the opening should not be more sizes doors more than 7 cm wide and 3.5 cm high. Otherwise, the door will be less resistant to breaking.
5. To measure the thickness of the wall in which the door block is supposed to be mounted, a caliper is used. If it is not available, it can use two rulers. You need to vertically attach them to the wall on one side and the other. The distance between the rulers is the thickness of the wall.