Barn Door Header Board
Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
Barn door header board. Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open. Thanks for stopping by. Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
What thickness of barn doors does your hardware accommodate. How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track. Move your laser level to 1 3 4 taller than the door. As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs.
In this project the mounting board was painted black and the edges rounded slightly for a more finished appearance. Most of our barn door hardware accommodates up to 1 50 thick door but a header board to push the track away from wall more to allow clearance can be used if you have thicker doors. The hardware kit does not come with the supplies you will need to install a header board so you will have to get the piece of wood and interior screws separately. To secure the track to the wall and add support for the heavy barn door cut a 1 x 4 mounting board the same length as but a little wider than the track.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes. Mount the header board with three 8 trim screws in each stud location. Our barn doors are 1 1 2 thick. In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and. Before you install that interior sliding barn door you ve been dreaming about here are some things to consider 1. Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room. Possible duplicate of hardware for a barn sliding door that cantilevers into free space when open isherwood nov 24 19 at 0 08 you should look at the possible safety implications of placing a door like that across a hallway that could impede escape by residents or access by first responders in the case of fire.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely. Your order is processing please do not press the back button or refresh the page. Some good examples are available. If you are just using one kit it will be 72 the length of the barn door hardware.