How To Fit A Barn Door

You can also request a full sliding door installation which includes track and roller fitting for your door.

How to fit a barn door.

Barn doors can be heavy and difficult to maneuver alone. You will need to use some spackle we used the quick dry version to fill the area where you remove the previous doors hinges but that is all. Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door. You do not need to remove the trim.

The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track. Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help. 2 attach the mounting boards to the top and bottom of the doorway using drywall anchors and ensure that the mounting boards run straight along the doorway. The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim.

It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor. The first thing to keep in mind when considering how to install a sliding barn door is that barn doors are heavy especially if they re made from authentic reclaimed barn wood. We recommend using a 1 x 4. When installing a barn door fit the hardware yourself or make use of pre existing hardware and ask for professional help with fitting the main door panels and balancing them correctly.

That means your track system is going to need to be attached to a mounting board or blocking that can securely hold the weight. Here is the link to build one. The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top.