Installing Barn Door Hardware

Getting the proper measurement is paramount to ensure everything slides correctly.
Installing barn door hardware. The hardware with the sliding barn door system should include the following. 2 flat steel track track joint brackets spacers screws lag bolts carriage bolts hanger rollers bottom roller guide and bottom rollers. Let s start with the barn door hardware because it s a bit easier to work with. Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help.
Other kits give directions to install the rollers a certain number of inches from the edges of the door. Installing your sliding barn door hardware when you re ready for installation there are two main factors. Installing barn door hardware can be a simple process. Before ordering my sliding barn door hardware from artisan hardware i carefully measured the doorway as well as the clearance above the door.
In this project the barn door is constructed using 3 4 tongue and groove planks held together with two 1 2 thick vertical. This is the ugly stepsister to that big beautiful door track hardware that you have at the top of your door. I ve installed several doors using barn door style hardware recently which is why i knew it would be a quick and easy solution to keep our new puppy from destroying the. Choosing your sliding barn door hardware.
Photos by mark walton. Here is the link to build one. Be sure you follow all safety precautions and refer to the manufacturer s instructions for installation on cement walls and any other details not included here. Construction how to doors projects windows doors august 4 2017 sonia.
Specialty doors hardware. Follow the step by step instructions ahead to hang hardware onto wooden studs on regular drywall. My first choice the artisan strap required 9 of space. Due to the low ceilings of our basement i only had 8.
This is the door guide that came with our barn door hardware kit. Installing a door using barn style door hardware. It essentially serves a similar purpose but whereas your door track is what your door hangs from the door guide stabilizes the bottom. Some barn door hardware kits contain templates for locating the rollers and other items on the door and some doors have predrilled holes.