ARTISAN Comprehensive Custom Door Sizing Guide

When remodeling your home, it's essential to understand the rough opening before ordering doors online. Artisan offers clear size instructions to help you select the correct door size, ensuring a perfect fit.

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Know Artisan Pre-hung doors

All Artisan doors are Pre-Hung. The iron door comes already assembled in its frame, complete with hinges and hardware, ready for installation. The door slab itself is mounted within the frame, making it easier and quicker to install compared to a traditional door that requires the frame and hardware to be separately installed.

The size of our pre-hung door is referred to as the Frame Size, which includes the total height and width of the frame, including the jambs.

The Width is measured from the outside edge of the left jamb to the outside edge of the right jamb.
The Height is measured from the bottom of the threshold to the top edge of the header jamb.

Rough Opening Measurements

Width ("A"): Measure from one side of the wall framing to the other at 3 points. Use the smallest measurement.

Height ("B"): Measure from the floor to the bottom of the header framing at 3 points. Use the smallest measurement.

Wall Depth/Jamb Size ("C"): Measure from the outside of the wall covering (like drywall) to the other side, avoiding any case molding.

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Verify Door Dimension

Measure the Rough Opening (RO), which is the space from the wall framing. Subtract 1-1/2" from the width and 1" from the height of your RO measurements to get the door size. For example, if your door rough opening is 73-1/2"x97", then the door size should be 72”x96".

Understanding Door Size Codes

🔹 What Does a Door Size Code Mean?

Door size codes use a 4-digit format:

Example: 3068

• First two digits = Width
• Last two digits = Height

So:

3068 = 3'-0" × 6'-8"

📐 Common Single Door Sizes

🏠 Double Door Examples

📌 Important Note for ARTISAN Iron Doors

Door size codes usually refer to:
Frame Outer Dimensions (Rough Opening may vary)

For iron doors, the actual clear opening (walk-through width) will be smaller due to:

• Frame thickness
• Hinges
• Door panel overlap

💡 Example (Important when Ordering at ARTISAN)

3068 ARTISAN Iron Door

• Frame Size: 36" × 80"
• Typical Clear Opening: 32"

This helps avoid confusion when you measure walk-through space.

Explaining Common Door Size Confusion

The overall width size includes the jamb size. To help clarify common sizing confusion, ARTISAN Entry Doors compares 36" x 80" vs 40" x 80" and 60" x 80" vs 64" x 80".

💡 Single Iron Door Example: 36" x 80" vs 40" x 80"

For Iron French Doors and Wrought Iron Doors:

📌When the door width is 40", after deducting the frame thickness of 2" on each side (total 4"), the actual walk-through clearance is approximately 36".
📌When the door width is 36", after deducting the frame thickness of 2" on each side (total 4"), the actual walk-through clearance is approximately 32".

Total Width	Frame Thickness	Actual Walk-through Clearance
36''	4" (2" on each side)	≈ 32"
40''	4" (2" on each side)	≈ 36"

Note: If you need a 36" clear opening, you should select a 40" overall door width size, which includes the jamb.

💡 Double Iron Door Example: 60" × 80" vs 64" × 80"

For Iron French Doors and Wrought Iron Doors:

📌When the total door width is 60", after deducting the frame thickness of 2" on each side (total 4"), the actual walk-through clearance is approximately 56".
📌When the total door width is 64", after deducting the frame thickness of 2" on each side (total 4"), the actual walk-through clearance is approximately 60".