Installing Double Bypass Barn Doors

The steps below will provide you with a simple outline for outfitting a barn or interior space with a sliding door.
Installing double bypass barn doors. These bypass barn doors beautifully divide a home office from an entry stairway. With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time. This pair of double doors was not side by side like yours but one in front one in back bypass doors. For a single door you need adjacent wall space that s at least as wide as your door while double doors need space on both sides of the opening.
Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil. Blending style and function they re great for closets pantries and home offices but because there s a small gap between the sliding barn door and the surrounding drywall they may not work well for bathrooms or other rooms where privacy is essential. Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. Standard sae inch.
Bypass brackets allow your doors to slide in front of and behind each other as double sliding doors. Supplies for installing barn door hardware. For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening. Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.
The stylish and space saving sliding barn door just got even more space saving with bypass brackets. Don t worry installing bypass barn doors aren t much more complicated than. When you buy your barn doors be sure to follow any instructions given with the kit. 1 16 1 4 1 8 7 16 drill bits.
This is because the opening was about 80 but there was only 12 of wall on each side of the closet opening. 1x6x8 qty 2 sliding barn door hardware qty 4 bypass brackets qty 8 t10 2 trim screws. And better yet you can install them yourself. Installing sliding barn doors which come in a variety of sizes and designs adds rustic charm and character to a home s interior.
Hey hey nick here to walk you through how we installed these drool worthy sliding barn doors.