How to Install Sliding Barn Doors
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door., 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. , Measure and cut two...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch (or 4 cm) wider than the track. -
Step 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 tracks should be exactly as long as the section along which you wish the door to slide.
If installing two sliding doors, remember that the tracks should be twice as wide as each door so that you can slide two doors together on one track.
If only installing one door, the track need only be as wide as the door, but keep in mind that you will want the track to be about twice the length of the door so that you can open it completely.
They should occur every 6 inches (or 15 cm) or so, and should be located in the middle of the track.
If you are attaching the track to softer or weaker material, measure more holes. ,,,, Then use spacers and bolts to attach the tracks to the mounting boards through these holes. ,, Make sure they are very tight. ,, -
Step 3: Measure and cut two lengths of track for each barn door.
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Step 4: Use joint brackets to attach sections of track as needed.
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Step 5: Measure and mark with a pencil drill holes along the tracks.
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Step 6: Drill the holes into the tracks
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Step 7: wearing goggles.
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Step 8: Install the tracks on the mounting boards.
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Step 9: Drill through the holes on the tracks into the mounting boards so that there is a clean hole from the track into the board.
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Step 10: Secure the hanging rollers following the instructions accompanying the doors.
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Step 11: Attach any washers and bolts included with the doors.
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Step 12: Mount the doors following the instructions accompanying them.
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Step 13: Test the doors by sliding them back and forth several times
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Step 14: watching to see whether the mounting boards and tracks are secure and if the doors wobble on their path.
Detailed Guide
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch (or 4 cm) wider than the track.
,, The tracks should be exactly as long as the section along which you wish the door to slide.
If installing two sliding doors, remember that the tracks should be twice as wide as each door so that you can slide two doors together on one track.
If only installing one door, the track need only be as wide as the door, but keep in mind that you will want the track to be about twice the length of the door so that you can open it completely.
They should occur every 6 inches (or 15 cm) or so, and should be located in the middle of the track.
If you are attaching the track to softer or weaker material, measure more holes. ,,,, Then use spacers and bolts to attach the tracks to the mounting boards through these holes. ,, Make sure they are very tight. ,,
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