Arched Door Frame Construction

It can also be easily installed to metal framing.

Arched door frame construction.

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. Any doorway any opening the universal arch kit can do it all. Leave the frame in place for 24 hours until the cement dries. Universal arch kit comes preformed to a 13 in.

Pieces of plywood equals 2 3 4 inch wide blocking 3. 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. 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. However such a door adds a lot of class to a room and will look great in any setting.

Here s how to frame it. Determine the size of the door opening. Up from the floor the common height for interior doors. Two pieces of 1 2 in.

Radius and it is not bendable simply mark 13 in. Over on the header and 13 in. Drive screws into the middle of the board every 3 4 inches 7 6 10 2 cm to secure it in place. This will be the bottom plane of the arch.

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. Screw 2 1 2 in 6 4 cm boards onto the corners of your door frame. 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.

Adding an arch to a doorway is a great way to bring architectural interest to a room. Down on the stud to install see diagram in the picture gallery above. An arch top door can be an expensive investment due to the nonstandard design of the outer frame. Click on photo to enlarge.

Plywood make up a full inch and door openings if framed with 2 4 s are actually 3 1 2 in. Place the frame into the doorway and cement in the bricks starting at the bottom of the arch shape the center brick to fit if needed. With two studs framing the door opening mark both sides of the opening 80 in. 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.

After marking the arch on your drywall cut out the curved portion of the drywall with a jig saw as shown right.