My office has just an open archway into the room measuring ~83" wide. The height where the arch begins is also right at 83" so it's perfect for framing a door jamb height wise. For the top I can simply span a beam across right at 83" which gives me a nice 81" opening. I'll probably have a pane of glass made for the top arch portion.

The only part that I'm trying to figure out is framing into the existing walls. Say I went with a standard 60" double french door, that would leave roughly 10-11" on each side of the door frame. What's the best way to tie into the existing wall framing? The flooring is ceramic tile.

Do I need to run a 2x on the bottom (just talking about the side portion here) and if so, could that go right over the tile? Could the bottom frame member simply be glued over the tile? It would still be fastened where it meets the existing wall and the door frame itself.

I don't really want to drywall the side sections, probably something more decorative like a sidelight window or tie it into the wainscoting that will go in this area after this project is done.

Thanks.

A couple other things I've thought of is doing a 72" double french door, which makes it easy to tie into the existing walls since that means I only need to fill about 5" on each side which I could do by doubling up the 2x4s and maybe a 1x piece. But is that too big for an interior door? It is in a hallway in the foyer.

I've also considered sliding or bifold doors, but I'm not sure I can get the dimensions quite right for my opening.

I recently did something similar with 64" doors. I don't think 72 would be an issue, and you'll never regret having a larger opening.





And yes my office is currently a diaper changing station.

Awesome, thanks for posting that and it turned out great. Pretty cool you have a fireplace to keep you warm while changing diapers.

Where did you have the glass done and what was that process like?

Do you have any issues with leaving the door open and it taking up space in the room? Just trying to contrast between doing a swing door vs a sliding door.

I used a local contractor who hired a local glass company for the glass. It took them 3 tries to get it right, but their inability to measure, make a proper template was on them, not me. We had to use a thicker piece of trim than original planned to mount the glass, because it's not a perfect fit. - 3/8" gap in a couple spots.

The doors standing open is something to think about for sure, but not an issue for me.. If you're able to set your desk/other furniture back far enough for them to swing past you should be fine. I do have a chair in one corner so it only opens just past 90 degrees, and a book shelf in the other corner so it opens maybe 160 degrees.

You could go the Chip and JoJo route and install a barn door.

/kidding/not kidding

Another option might be having custom doors made to fit the entire opening. Might be pretty cool and in the end not much different than contracting framing, painting, and doors out.

That turned out really nice!