Installing your new slinging barn door is a simple process.
How to instal sliding barn doors.
Here is the link to build one.
Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
Locate the studs to install the upper track and fit the rail using a spirit level.
Work with a helper when lifting heavy pieces or standing on a step ladder during this diy.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
First make sure that the header space over the opening can support the weight of the hanging barn door.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.
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.
Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help.
Cut list for installing a sliding door designed to cover a 30 inch wide opening with 4 inch casing on either side this door measures 38 inches wide by 2 inches thick by 83 inches tall.
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.
Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
All you need to do is gather your materials and tools buy some hardware and paint then get to work on your installation.
Barn door installation without removing door trim attach the rail next we attached the sliding black rail to the wall.
Attach a mounting board 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.
Installing your sliding barn door.
Barn doors can be heavy and difficult to maneuver alone.