Horse Barn Door Height

The average truck or pickup can fit inside an 8 door.

Horse barn door height.

End doors are the large doors usually located on either end of the barn that open onto the barn s center aisle. Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so. An 8 foot tall by 4 foot wide stall doorway opening has been the recommendation for years. Although this is not often seen in stables.

Entry doors are for people and can be located wherever you need access to the barn. This offers plenty of room for two horses and handlers to pass by one another safely. A rearing horse can hit his head on a ceiling that is lower than this. An 8 tall and 4 wide door is ideal with 7 3 5 being the minimum recommended size.

Most stall doors either swing or slide open and closed. Stall door manufacturers typically supply a doorway opening of slightly over 7 feet with a 42 to 45 inch width. Many rvs or campers require a minimum of 12 clearance to get inside a door. Most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.

The standard opening for end doors is twelve to fourteen feet wide usually split between two doors. 13 6 is the legal height for highway overpasses so a semi can fit inside a 14 door. For passenger cards go for at least 9 wide. Another important structural design is the doorway to the stall.

In other words nothing should protrude down below 12 feet. It should be big enough for the horse and handler to safely enter and exit.