How To Measure My Door For A Storm Door
For width measure from left to right inside the brick mold where the storm door will be mounted not inside the door jamb.
How to measure my door for a storm door. Make sure to place it about 6 inches 15 cm from the opposite door jamb just in case the frame isn t true. Place the tape measure on top of the threshold which is usually made of concrete or silver brass metal and stretch it to the bottom side of the top piece of exterior trim. Take three measurements one across the top middle and bottom of the door a b c. Now there are a few standard door sizes.
Measure from the bottom of the sill to the underside of the top frame. Measure the height of your door frame and then the width of the door frame in three places. Take three measurements one across the top middle and bottom of the door a b c. Six inches from the top of the frame the center and six inches from the bottom of the frame.
Use these measurements to purchase a storm door in the correct size. Use the measurement from the space between the exterior brickmould or trim not the inner door jamb. For a taller 8 foot door the standard height is around 96 inches. Now you have the size you need for your new storm door.
Depending on which way your door opens storm doors can be hinged to the left or right. Measure the height of the door in 3 places from the top of the bottom threshold to the underside of the top piece of trim also known as the header. How to measure for a storm door measure the opening width horizontally as shown below. Before you visit the store carefully measure the height and width of the door frame.
Measure the opening height vertically. After you have chosen the type of storm door you want the next step is to measure the door opening and choose the proper size. After taking three measurements of each jot down the narrowest width and shortest height. Jot dot the number as the door s height.
Measure the opening width horizontally as shown below. Measure the opening height vertically. Record the narrowest dimension. For height measure from the bottom of the threshold to the top.
Measure the height at the center of the doorway and at the left and right edge. Measure the width at the top center and bottom. Place the end of the tape at the bottom inside of the door frame and pull it up to underside of the top door frame. Record the smallest height you measure.
Record the narrowest dimension. Take three measurements one across the top middle and bottom of the door a b c. Measure the opening width horizontally as shown below.