Doors and Windows - Front door is 40". New doors are 36" ?
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fh2000
03-27-06, 02:40 PM
My front door is old and crooked. Time to get a new one. I will have to remove the frame too since it is old and the wood around hinges become soft now. The door probabaly came with the house since 1961 and previous owners (including me) never replaced it.
It is 40" wide. I went to HomeDepot and Lowe's, and see that new front doors are all 36".
Is 36" the standard now? Do I need to worry about the furniture and piano inside the house by the time I am ready to move them out? I do not think I have anything particularly large though.
It is 40" wide. I went to HomeDepot and Lowe's, and see that new front doors are all 36".
Is 36" the standard now? Do I need to worry about the furniture and piano inside the house by the time I am ready to move them out? I do not think I have anything particularly large though.
XSleeper
03-27-06, 06:23 PM
Yeah, most entry doors are 36" nowadays. You could get a 40" door but it would be custom made and would cost a small fortune.
Tru_blue
03-27-06, 06:48 PM
36" have always been the standard (well, not necessarily prior to WW II). The mass merchandisers such as Home Depot, Lowe's etc. only stock the high-volume items such as 36". However, almost any door supplier can order a 40" door; it's just not usually a stock item. There are some door/millwork specialty suppliers that do stock them in various local markets.
Since most homes have 36" openings, furniture is designed to be able to fit through 36" openings, so it presumably wouldn't be a problem.
Simpson Door Co http://www.simpsondoor.com/ and Buffelen doors http://www.buffelendoor.com/entry_doors.htm both make 40" doors. Some distributors in various cities even stock them. They do cost quite a bit more, but then again it would cost more in labor & materials to put a 36" prehung door in a 40" opening, fill it in, redrywall, etc.
Since most homes have 36" openings, furniture is designed to be able to fit through 36" openings, so it presumably wouldn't be a problem.
Simpson Door Co http://www.simpsondoor.com/ and Buffelen doors http://www.buffelendoor.com/entry_doors.htm both make 40" doors. Some distributors in various cities even stock them. They do cost quite a bit more, but then again it would cost more in labor & materials to put a 36" prehung door in a 40" opening, fill it in, redrywall, etc.