Arched Door Frame Construction

Any doorway any opening the universal arch kit can do it all.

Arched door frame construction.

A typical door opening is 2 inches 5 1 cm wider than the door size being installed to allow for the thickness of the jamb material and shims to plumb the jamb. Radius and it is not bendable simply mark 13 in. With two studs framing the door opening mark both sides of the opening 80 in. Universal arch kit comes preformed to a 13 in.

After marking the arch on your drywall cut out the curved portion of the drywall with a jig saw as shown right. Pieces of plywood equals 2 3 4 inch wide blocking 3. This will be the bottom plane of the arch. Although this project is a little more challenging than creating a standard door from scratch you can design and build an arch top door for your own home to.

Two pieces of 1 2 in. An arch adds elegance to a home and is popular as a fairly easy way to open a wall for a spacious look and add a focal point. Hold a board that s the same width as your doorway at the top of the door frame so there s 1 2 in 1 3 cm of space on either side of it. Determine the size of the door opening.

It can also be easily installed to metal framing. Arched openings are made by building a plywood form to fill in the top of a right angle doorway requiring two arched plywood panels one for each side with filler pieces in between. Down on the stud to install see diagram in the picture gallery above. However such a door adds a lot of class to a room and will look great in any setting.

Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. The size of the door opening will vary depending on the size of the door you plan to install. Use your cutout wood pieces as a pattern for your drywall. Over on the header and 13 in.

Rip several pieces of wood blocking to the width of your framing lumber minus the thickness of the two pieces of plywood in this case a 2 4 minus two 3 8 in. Click on photo to enlarge. Adding an arch to a doorway is a great way to bring architectural interest to a room. Plywood make up a full inch and door openings if framed with 2 4 s are actually 3 1 2 in.

Screw 2 1 2 in 6 4 cm boards onto the corners of your door frame. Leave the frame in place for 24 hours until the cement dries. Here s how to frame it. Measure layout and cut two plywood arches that represent the top of your arched door opening.

Up from the floor the common height for interior doors.