How to properly measure a doorway. How to measure doorways yourself? (for preliminary calculation). Web Width Determination

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 frame, and 1 centimeter for the gap between the door leaf and the 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 a standard height of 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.
• The extensions have a standard width of 10 cm and are sawn in place when the door is installed to the 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.

If you decide to take the measurement yourself, read the information provided to do it correctly.

Measurement of an empty opening

Simplest measurement option when measuring a new empty doorway or old door completely dismantled. In this case, you need to do:

1. Width measurement doorway . Performed at the top and lower part opening, since the opening can be made not in level and have a constriction from one side. In this case, it takes the smallest of the obtained values ​​\u200b\u200b- this will be the width of the opening. Standard Width door leaf - 60, 70, 80, 90 cm, frame thickness - 2-4 cm, so optimal width opening should be: 65-68 cm, 75-78 cm, 85-88 cm, 95-98s m.

2. Height measurement doorway . Performed similarly measurement by width: on both sides and the minimum of the measured values ​​\u200b\u200bis taken. standard height door leaf, manufactured by Belarusian and Russian manufacturers, 200 cm, frame thickness from 2 to 4 cm, so to install a door without a threshold, optimal height opening should be 204 - 208 cm.

3. wall thickness measurement. The door frame is usually made 7 cm wide, if the width of the wall is greater than this value, then the remaining part is usually closed with an additional plank (standard sizes 10, 15, 20 cm). Please note that if the wall narrows, it is necessary to take the maximum measured value so that the width of the extension is exactly enough. If the wall thickness exceeds 26 cm, then, as a rule, dobors are not installed, but a box is installed and slopes are made.

Measuring the opening with the old door installed

Measuring an opening in which an old door is still installed is a little more difficult than an empty one. The principle of performing measurements is exactly the same as in the first case, but there are nuances:

1. To perform the measurement, it is necessary, if possible, to dismantle the old architraves on one side and measure the height and width of the doorway, as indicated above.

2. The thickness of the wall is measured from platband to platband.

These dimensions are the information that makes it possible to correctly place an order and eliminate problems during installation.

To new door optimally matched the existing opening, it is necessary to determine the parameters of the elements included in the door frame kit. At the same time, there are some nuances that affect the location of the doorway and the appearance.

Before buying a door, you need to make measurements of the doorway.

Before you properly measure, you need to stock up on the following:

• tape measure;
• paper for recording dimensions;
• pencil or ballpoint pen;
• chisel.

Work order

Work on measuring the opening usually begins with the removal of platbands. They can be removed by squeezing them out of the door frame with a chisel. If after that the boundaries of the doorway are not visible, then the wallpaper and plaster at the measurement points are removed with a chisel. The size of the opening may vary depending on the location of the measurement. Therefore, the width is measured in three places. Two measurements are made at a distance of approximately 20 cm from the top and bottom of the door and one in the middle. Vertical measurement is done in two places. At the same time, attention is paid to the presence of a threshold. If there is no threshold, then the size from the top surface of the floor is taken into account. If the wall is thicker than 10 cm, then it will be necessary to determine the size of the additional elements. With the help of these details, slopes are formed.

If the doorway is narrow, then perhaps you should consider widening it. This can come in handy when shipping larger furniture. The size of the door frame should provide a gap between this box and the wall along the entire perimeter of 3 - 4 cm, which is then filled construction foam. The size of the additional elements should be such that, in total with the thickness of the door frame, the thickness of the wall is obtained. At the same time, a processing allowance must remain on the additional element to ensure a snug fit of the casing to the wall. Be sure to determine the opening direction of the door in order to provide sufficient space for opening and correct installation door hinges.

Entrance doors according to the rules fire safety should open outward.

There are non-standard doors. For example - with an arched vault. How to measure parameters in this option? Each non-standard case requires individual approach. In all cases, preference should be given to doors with a finished frame. When measuring, it is necessary to determine the presence of various communications that affect the opening. At the measurement stage, all the design features of the doors and the wishes of the customer are recorded. Competent measurement will ensure the proper quality of door installation.

All buyers of wooden interior doors always ask the same question, how to measure the openings correctly, or how to measure when there are still old doors with frames and platbands 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.

Instruments

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);
• you need to decide 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, the opening can be accurately calculated 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 a more accurate measurement (the width of the old box) or the thickness of the wall 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. Because the production 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

You will need to arm yourself with a tape measure, a sheet of paper, a pencil or a pen.

This is the simplest example of measuring doors. You will need to arm yourself with a tape measure, a sheet of paper, a pencil or a pen. The main values ​​necessary for the future order of doors are: door height, door width, wall thickness, side opening of the door.

* a rare case when a canvas is required higher or lower than the standard - 2 meters high

What width should I order for interior doors?

In the size of the door, the main characteristic is the width of the leaf. If the width of the doorway is 93 cm, then a door leaf 80 cm wide will fit into this opening.

For a door leaf with a width of 70 cm, the opening will be too wide, and for a door leaf 90 cm wide, the opening will be narrow, since the thickness of the box on both sides of the leaf, which is 2-3 cm in the groove of the box under the leaf, must also be taken into account . Of course, the ideal opening for a door with a width of 80 cm will be between 85 - 88 cm.

Web Size Dependency Table interior door from the width of the doorway

If the width of the doorway is... ...then the width of the leaf will be equal to

670 - 700 mm - 60 cm.

770 - 800 mm - 70 cm.

870 - 900 mm - 80 cm.

970 - 1000 mm - 90 cm.

Thus, it turns out that the canvas should be at least 7 cm narrower than the doorway. But you need to understand that a box thickness of 3 cm is a minimum, and mostly for laminated simple doors. Minus the porch in the box, such doors may be enough for 6 cm from the opening. That is, if 3 cm of the width of the leaf remains, then the door assembly can be squeezed in. But this will not work with veneered doors or with a telescopic box. They have more thickness. Yes, and for the foam, too, you need a place.

Dimensions of a simple laminated box.

Do you need extensions and what width?

An additional element is a bar for expanding the beam of the box. It serves to close the section of the wall not covered by the box bar. To correctly calculate the width of the required extension, you need to measure the wall thickness in the doorway and subtract the width of the box beam, this will be required size dobor. Typically, the width of a typical interior door frame is 7 cm. If the wall thickness is more than 7 cm, then extensions are needed. An exception may be if you have "L" shaped platbands.

When buying doors, you need to consider the most wide size the thickness of the wall of the opening where the door is planned to be installed. Example: at the bottom the wall thickness is 11 cm, in the middle - 11.5 cm, at the top - 12 cm. This means that the width of the door frame (door beam + additional plank) should be 12 cm. Otherwise, if the box is less in width than the thickness of the wall , then the platband will not lie tightly on the box and the wall.

When installing a door in an opening with a wall thickness of 11 cm (in the middle); 12 cm (from above), a gap may form between the wall and the casing in the intervals of a smaller wall thickness (where the wall thickness is 11.5 cm). At this shortcoming recommended to use gypsum mortar, or alibaster (sold in hardware stores in small bags) to cover the gap between the casing and the wall. Or another option: level the wall with mortar, so that the thickness of the wall is everywhere along the contour of the opening.

The width of the extension must be equal to or greater than the part of the wall to be covered. Those. if the wall is 12 cm wide and the box is 8 cm wide, then you will need an extension at least 4 cm wide. But in stores, as a rule, they sell extensions at least 10 cm wide. In our case, then you can buy 1.5 sticks and cut them in half.

What height to order the interior door leaf?

The height of the opening must be measured along the side slope on both sides. The size standard door, which can be bought in our online store, is 200 cm in height. If the opening in height from the floor to the upper partition is more than 210 cm, then the platband (which is attached to the upper box) will not be able to close the opening, resulting in a gap between the platband and the wall.

In this case, it will be necessary to reduce the opening in height or install wide platbands. If the opening is less than 203 cm in height, then the door with door frame the assembly will not be able to "squeeze" into an opening of this size. Then 2 options are offered: 1. trim the door, which can lead to a weakening of the strength of the door trim during daily use; 2. cutting the wall to expand the opening, which is much more expensive than the first option, but the door will not be subject to "non-production" changes.

How to determine the door opening direction?

To correctly determine the side of the door opening, it is necessary to stand facing the door in such a way that the door opens towards itself. If you open the door towards yourself and the hinges are on the right side of the opening is right, if when you open the door on yourself the hinges are from the left, then the side of the opening is left.

Notes

If you are renovating, doors are best installed last. First we make the floor, then the ceiling, then the walls, and lastly the doors. But if for some reason the doors need to be installed earlier, then the following should be considered:

When measuring doorways and openings, you need to pay attention to the floor and how it will be after repair. So, if in the plans of the owners it is planned to use flooring more than 0.5 cm thick, this value will need to be subtracted from the height of the openings.

If you have a difficult case or you can't figure it out, Then Call a Qualified Technician

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There are a great many different subtleties and nuances when installing doors. Only a professional will be able to distinguish a doorway from a running one. Determine if doors need so-called extensions and which ones. Do technical calculations gaps between the door frame and the wall, including those through which various wires. And it also fits in there in which direction it will open Entrance door(right or left), inner or outside(it all depends on how it will be located on landing). All this and more, a special plan of "measurements" is introduced, which is then transferred to the master installers.

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