Rough Opening

Construction glossary · Core terms

Core terms · definition

The framed gap left in a wall to receive a window, door, or unit, sized slightly larger than the product to allow shimming and squaring during installation.

Source: InterNACHI — Inspection Glossary: Rough Opening

Where this term lands on a Columbus budget

The cost pages carry the current local ranges, and the guides explain what moves them. A published range becomes a project number only after someone looks at the site.