Doors have been in use for centuries and understandably popular door sizes have evolved. However as popular doors became established prior to the UK moving to metric measurements all doors sizes are in imperial sizes.
Our handy imperial/metric converter below enables you to swiftly convert to metric/imperial door sizes or vice versa. For added convenience we have created tables of popular door types.
Popular internal door sizes
| Imperial (feet & inches) | Imperial (inches) | Metric |
| 6'6" x 1'3" | 78" x 15" | 1981 x 381mm |
| 6'6" x 1'6" | 78" x 18" | 1981 x 457mm |
| 6'6" x 1'9" | 78" x 21" | 1981 x 533mm |
| 6'0" x 2'0" | 72" x 24" | 1830 x 610mm |
| 6'6" x 2'0" | 78" x 24" | 1981 x 610mm |
| 6'6" x 2'3" | 78" x 27" | 1981 x 686mm |
| 6'6" x 2'4" | 78" x 27" | 1981 x 711mm |
| 6'6" x 2'6" | 78" x 30" | 1981 x 762mm |
| 6'8" x 2'8" | 80" x 32" | 2032 x 813mm |
| 6'6" x 2'9" | 78" x 33" | 1981 x 838mm |
| 6'6" x 2'10" | 78" x 34" | 1981 x 864mm |
| 6'6" x 3'10" | 78" x 36" | 1981 x 915mm |
| 6'8 1/4" x 1'8 11/15" | 80 1/4" x 20 11/16" | 2040 x 526mm |
| 6'8 1/4" x 2'0 1/8" | 80 1/4" x 24 5/8" | 2040 x 626mm |
| 6'8 1/4" x 2'4 3/8" | 80 1/4" x 28 5/8" | 2040 x 726mm |
| 6'8 1/4" x 2'8 1/2" | 80 1/4" x 32 1/2" | 2040 x 826mm |
| 6'8 1/4" x 3'0 1/16" | 80 1/4" x 36 7/15" | 2040 x 926mm |
Popular pair of door sizes
| Imperial (feet &inches) | Imperial (inches) | Metric |
| 6'6" x 3'6" | 78" x 42" | 1981 x 1067mm |
| 6'6" x 3'10" | 78" x 46" | 1981 x 1168mm |
| 6'6" x 4'0" | 78" x 48" | 1981 x 1220mm |
| 6'6" x 4'6" | 78" x 54" | 1981 x 1372mm |
| 6'6" x 5'0" | 78" x 60" | 1981 x 1524mm |
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Popular external door sizes
| Imperial (feet & inches) | Imperial (inches) | Metric |
| 6'6" x 2'3" | 78" x 27" | 1981 x 686mm |
| 6'6" x 2'6" | 78" x 30" | 1981 x 762mm |
| 6'8" x 2'8" | 80" x 32" | 2032 x 813mm |
| 6'6" x 2'9" | 78" x 33" | 1981 x 838mm |
| 6'10" x 2'10" | 82" x 34" | 2083 x 864mm |
| 6'6" x 3'0" | 78" x 36" | 1981 x 915mm |
| 7'0" x 3'0" | 84" x 36" | 2134 x 915mm |
Popular garage door sizes
| Imperial (feet & inches) | Imperial (inches) | Metric |
| 6'6" x 7'0" | 78" x 84" | 1981 x 2134mm |
| 7'0" x 7'0" | 84" x 84" | 2134 x 2134mm |
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