What is the proper overhang for exterior wood entry doors?
Wood entry doors are a beautiful investment for your home that require a proper overhang to protect them. A good rule of thumb for the wood entry door/overhang equation is, the overhang should extend outward at least 1/2 the height of the entire entryway and a minimum of 3′ of either side of the wood entry door unit. Stand in your entryway, take a tape measure and measure from your feet and upward to the bottom of the overhang. If the height is 10′ then the projection will need to be 5′ outward. Now for the width, extend the tape measure 3′ and place on the outer left and right side of the wood door unit, this is how far the overhang should be in width. This general rule will help provide a protective “umbrella” for your wood entry door.
