For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
How far out do barn style doors protrude.
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.
How to add a lock to a barn door handle cut out to begin we grabbed a piece of wood we literally have enough left lying around that it prevents most trips to the store these days.
You ll need at least as much space on the outside of the door as on the inside to allow room for the door to slide out of the way.
Our standard track sticks out just 2 inches from the wall.
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We settled on 88 inches.
To have privacy the door usually overlaps the opening by an inch so that a 2 6 opening will require a 2 8 door.
The piece we used was a 1 x 10 and we cut it down to about 8 inches but you can vary that based on your handle and lock just make sure the handle fits.
First be sure you have enough room for barn doors.
Our measurement came to 43 inches next you ll want to determine the height you want your door to be.
A flat bolt style won t bump or scratch anything but would ensure the door stays.
For complete coverage and to minimize the gaps make sure the door is at least several inches wider than the opening.
For example a 4 foot door will cover a 3 foot opening with 6 inches on either side reducing the gaps.
If your barn door is 1 5 thick then you would have 1 between wall and door.
The track system sticks out just enough of that the door slides over the existing trim by about a 1 4 of an inch.
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.
Remember barn doors need to slide at least as far as the opening in one direction or the other.
That depends on the thickness of your barn door.
Currently the door is rubbing the door frame slightly.
My cleverer than i am brother who also happens to make sliding barn doors for people took one look at my door and suggested i put a sliding latch on it on the inside top of the door with the piece you slide your latch into on the top part of the door frame.
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