I had a real surprise.  A client, an elderly lady, wants to put new garage doors on.  I told her I would help her find them.  I looked at them and I told her that they are standard 8' doors.

I have installed close to 50 of these doors and the width is usually 8' or 16'.  Sometimes I see a 10 foot or some other 2' increment.

I ordered the doors out and they didn't fit.  When I measured them the width is 8' 10 ". 




Blew my mind.  I measured the doors and they were 9'.  I made several calls and NO BODY has a 9' door.

I am guessing that they were a special made. The problem is that no one wants to make one for me.  I am still looking, but it is a lesson that I have learned


There is not such thing as STANDARD!!!

 

I will say that I have run across the NON-Standard issue in older Mobile homes.  33" and 35" doors instead of 34 and 36.  Also a lot of half inch sizes.  Although it is better today...I wold re-check!

 
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JUN
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Holy Measurements, Bat Man -- now what's a fella to do?  Hope they'll take them back?!?  Just doesn't seem right to have so many "custom" measurements . . .
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I always measure twice...
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Bill

I guess the lesson learned is that we should never leave anything to chance, and be sure before we buy!
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What do you do.  I thought they were standard too, but never gone so far as replacing them.
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Bill, interesting.  I also thought that standard doors on homes were 8' adn 16'
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Tish, the most used door from what I know was 8' and 16'  Now I am finding out that I was wrong.

Joshua...I didn't measure wrong...I didn't even measure.  I ASSUMED the doors on the other garage were 8' because when I talked to a supplier last year when I was replacing a door for a friend, they talked 8, 10, 12, ect.

Richard...I am finding that most single doors are 9' and double doors are 16'  I didn't mearsure the doors on the other shed.  The builder did what I asked hm and the door installer brought what was ordered. He told me that he puts in a lot of 9' doors.

Chuck, I am stuck with my 8' doors.  I should have gone 10' because of the large shed I had plenty of room.  But I am going  to be measuring a lot of doors to see what is really being  put up.

This issue is totally on my head.  Hopefull others will learn from my mistake.
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Bill, Like you said you have a large door so you can work with it.  I can tell your frustration with yourself.
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