How To Frame Closet Door Opening

The parts that come together to form a door frame include.

How to frame closet door opening.

Different types of door will require different tracks and frames for the door. How to do it build header and opening. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. You can build the frame flat on the floor and raise it up into place or you can build it in place to begin with.

The header is supported by the jack and king studs along the sides where the load is transferred to the soleplate which in turn transfers the load to the floor joists and foundation. Make the opening the width of the door plus 2 inches 5 1 cm and if additional studs are needed a space for these as. Get some 2x4 boards to create the closet door frame. Cut the jamb sides and head to length taking into account the depth of the rabbets in the sides.

Choose doors which are 1 inch smaller than the opening you have available. Measure the length of the jack studs to 80 7 8 inches. Mark and cut them to size. Purchase bifold closet doors that have a combined width of 1 inch less than the width of the door opening and 1 to 2 inches shorter than the height of the doors.

This video is intended to be a quick reminder on where and why we have certain measu. Each method has about the same level of difficulty so choose whichever is more comfortable for you. Continue reading below our video of the day. If you do not already have one build a wall for the closet with a header above.

Step 3 fixing the batons. The cripple studs which transfer the wall load from the top plate to the door header.