Pocket Door Size (Standard & Double Dimensions)
Here’s our pocket door size guide, including standard, single, double, bathroom & the smallest sliding panel dimensions, and how to measure for pocket doors.
If you are looking for recourse to regular swinging doors, you might want to look into installing pocket doors for your home for a change. Pocket doors open like French doors where they slide inside a wall compartment with a roller mechanism that, when it is fully opened, the door disappears.
Because of this, pocket doors are a great alternative that would eliminate the clearance space typically required for regular hinged doors. If you are looking for a space-saving solution to cut rooms in your house and add privacy for spaces, these sliders are a great solution.
Standard Pocket Door Sizes
There are three types of pocket doors, and the most standard of them, or the regularly utilized type, is the single panel. Still, before we move to the exact measurements, we must first know the difference between the doorway opening and the maximum overall dimensions.
In a nutshell, doorway openings, which are also known as passage size, are the actual height and width of the opening.
The standard size for a pocket door is the same as that of a hinged door, with a width of 30 or 36 inches or 76 to 91 centimeters and a height of 80 inches or 203 centimeters.
On the other hand, maximum overall dimensions refer to the entire space needed to install the panel, including the frame where the pocket door will “disappear.”
For the width, the maximum overall size will include the width of the door itself and the structure it will come in. Heights will consist of the overall door height plus the architrave’s height (The molded frame around the doorway.)
Single Pocket Door Dimensions
Aside from the standard panels available widely and utilized in most homes, you can have single-pocket sliders wider than 30 or 36″ and also higher than the usual 80″ panel.
You can have narrower pocket doors at 24″ or 61 cm. These doors are usually a fixture for spaces like pantry entries or even laundry rooms. There are also wider single-pocket panels that go up to 48″ or about 122 cm to separate bigger spaces like living rooms.
If you want one higher than the standard 80″ or 203 cm, you can easily choose a product that is 120″ or 305 cm high.
Pocket Door Opening Dimensions
A pocket doorway opening is where a person will pass. It is the usable part of the door, excluding the frame. The opening size of your doorway will depend on your home construction, but usually, the tiniest opening should be 26″ or 66 cm wide with a height of 78″ or 198 cm.
The standard opening measurements are 24 to 36″ wide and 80″ tall.
Pocket Door Frame Dimensions
The door frame measurements are the full structural opening size of the entire unit. This is where the door will be “disappearing.” The frame size will differ across single and double-panel styles, but it usually needs a wall thickness of 125 millimeters or about 5 inches.
Double Pocket Door Sizes
Aside from the single-style doors you can get for your home. There are double sliders that open on two sides you can utilize for your household. There are many standard sizes with double wall sliders.
The first is the smaller one, which will have a door size of 27″ or 69 cm, with a height of 78″ or 198 cm. It will have an opening size of 51″ or 130 cm for the width and a height of 78″ or about 198 cm. The frames will have a size of 108″ or 274 cm for the width and a height of 82″ or 208 cm.
The second is the medium-sized one, which will have a door size of 30″ or 76 cm, with a height of 78″ or 198 cm. It will have an opening size of 59″ or approximately 150 cm for the width and a height of 78″ or about 198 cm. The frames will have a size of 124″ or 315 cm for the width and a height of 82″ or 208 cm.
The last is the largest one, which will have a door size of 36″ or 91 cm, with a height of 78″ or 198 cm. It will have an opening size of 71″ or 180 cm for the width and a height of 78″ or about 198 cm. The frames will have a size of 147″ or 373 cm for the width and a height of 82″ or 208 cm.
All three of these double pocket doors will need a wall thickness of 5″ or 13 cm. See more types of interior doors on this page.
Bathroom Pocket Door Measurements
The great news about pocket doors is that they are just like regular hinged models. You have the freedom to choose any size to use for all rooms in the house, including the bathroom, as long as they fit the opening.
The size of the compartment slider you will need will depend on how big your bathrooms are and how proportionate the panels are for the size of the bathroom.
You can use a standard 30 or 36 inch pocket door for smaller bathrooms. In contrast, more oversized double doors are there for grander and bigger bathrooms.
Small Pocket Door Measurements
The smallest pocket door you will find are single-panel sliders with frame sizes of 51 3/4 inches or 131 centimeters and a height of 86 1/4 or 219 centimeters. This door will have a passage size of 23 5/8 inches or 60 centimeters and a height of 78 3/4 inches or 200 centimeters.
How To Measure For A Pocket Door?
Measuring for a pocket door is reasonably straightforward and will only require three steps. The first step is measuring for available space. This space will dictate if the panel will fit in your open space.
Then, guided by the available space, choose the best product you want to use for your home. You can easily remedy if the pocket door you have chosen won’t fit in your space; maybe you can change the direction in the installation or opt for a telescopic sliding panel system.
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