Standard external door sizes in metric.
Standard garage door width metric.
Although metric sizes are becoming more common there is often a mix of sizes just to keep us on our toes.
Door sizes can be confusing due to the fact many doors are still manufactured in imperial sizes.
A standard tilt door is produced to measure and fit openings up to 2 5m high x 5 5m wide and require 75mm 100mm of headroom.
Again the door configuration makes no difference to the minimum recommended dimensions.
Learn more about tilt doors here.
We set out illustrated diagrams setting out all key dimensions including width depth and more.
External doors usually have a thickness of 44mm.
Standard door sizes.
Discover the standard garage dimensions and sizes here for 1 2 3 and 4 car garages.
Dimensions of such doors might start from 6 in width and go up to 18 with one feet increment and from 6 6 to 9 in height with 0 5 feet increment.
Custom garage doors are designed to allow extra height and width primarily to match larger vehicles such as vans or trucks.
Standard external door sizes.
The most popular standard size up and over garage doors in the uk are still 7 x 6 6 and 7 x 7 for a single garage and 14 x 7 for a double garage even though these sizes are not sufficient for so many modern vehicles to have easy access through the drive through dimensions when the door is open.
Building codes while designing a garage and an opening for a door in particular always check your local building codes.
Width 31ft 9 4m minimum length 20ft 6m minimum door width 9ft 2 7m minimum single garage door width door width 16ft 4 8m minimum.