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.
Horse barn door height.
Most stall doors either swing or slide open and closed.
For passenger cards go for at least 9 wide.
Many rvs or campers require a minimum of 12 clearance to get inside a door.
An 8 tall and 4 wide door is ideal with 7 3 5 being the minimum recommended size.
Stall door manufacturers typically supply a doorway opening of slightly over 7 feet with a 42 to 45 inch width.
The average truck or pickup can fit inside an 8 door.
Most horses can kick as high as 7 feet.
Although this is not often seen in stables.
An 8 foot tall by 4 foot wide stall doorway opening has been the recommendation for years.
This offers plenty of room for two horses and handlers to pass by one another safely.
Entry doors are for people and can be located wherever you need access to the barn.
Consider these door widths for everyday uses.
In other words nothing should protrude down below 12 feet.
13 6 is the legal height for highway overpasses so a semi can fit inside a 14 door.
The standard opening for end doors is twelve to fourteen feet wide usually split between two doors.
A rearing horse can hit his head on a ceiling that is lower than this.
If you were building the barn from scratch stalls should have a minimum 12 foot clear height.
Another important structural design is the doorway to the stall.