John Willis wrote:
On 3 Mar 2005 10:52:10 -0800, scribbled

79 1/4" sounds more like the height, 3/4" short of standard. Some
doors
may also come standard as 78", so then we'd be talking about an
extra 1
1/4". Either way, not an extra 1/4", and perhaps a bit more than
trivial to make the door fit the frame.

Not entirely correct. Just to be sure, I went and measured my front
door, which is a metal door with a half moon light in the top. It is
exactly 79" and the opening, from the threshold to the top of the
frame, is exactly 79 1/4". This is why I believe the person who came
out to measure this poor man's door measured the opening and failed
to
understand that every door requires a little bit of clearance all the
way around it in order to open and shut correctly.

So I got out my tape measure, and...

As it turns out, my Pella front door, which I recently replaced with
side lites as a complete framed unit, is 79" as well. It apparently has
a bigger threshold and frame than the old one it replaced. The old door
had been 80", but it was 45 years old does not necessarily represent
the norm. Of course when I replaced the framed entryway all I really
cared about was the rough opening.

So the situation remains quite interesting, and now I too wonder if his
door will fit...

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