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Author Topic: Door dimensions Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-12-2006 09:51 PM                        Ever stop and think that sometimes Google having over eleventy billion pages to search from is sometimes a bad thing? I've been searching through the search engine trying to find out the width and height of standard commercial doors, and the width (and height) of double doors specifically. Can anyone help me out?  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-12-2006 10:58 PM                     If this is in regards to cinema design, a good place to start would be to check what local building codes require. Hopefully there is one place you can find out this info as there are probably several different codes covering this-fire codes might specify one width and codes requiring accomadations for handicap accessability might require another. The largest number would apply I imagine. After that you could just call a supplier of comercial grade doors and find out what sizes they offer.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 09-12-2006 11:19 PM                     Standard commercial doors are 36" wide and 84" tall. Double doors are typically 6' across. At least those are the standards for American commercial doors. Don't know the metric standards for countries in Europe, etc. I only know this from drawing up plenty of building elevations for electrical sign projects, as well as laying out plenty of door graphics.  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-13-2006 08:57 AM                        I know at the office I work at during my day job (Architectural / Engineering Firm) - we use the standard of 6'-0" wide x 7'-0" tall for a typical aluminum storefront set of double doors. Typical aluminum storefront members are nominal 2" x 4" - although actuall dimensions vary 1/4" - 1/2" depending on manufacturer. Aluminum Store Front Doors & Glazing  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-13-2006 10:50 AM                     Andrew each province has there own codes of exit dorr requiremnets often with conflicting local fire codes  |  IP: Logged

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