Header Board For Sliding Barn Door

Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
Header board for sliding barn door. Barn door mounted to a header for stability. Your order is processing please do not press the back button or refresh the page. First we used our laser level and marked 2 above the door opening. Then we cut our 1 6 header board to length for us the length was the width of the wall.
Everything you need to know about the hottest design trend. But i don t find that it looks odd i like it in both spaces. Maybe a latch a handle or pull lets you slide the door open and shut easily and it looks great. Mounting your door to a header positions the door far enough from the wall to clear the door frame and trim when sliding.
Our past blog posts have covered various topics from team member features house tours thoughts on conservation and even how to builds but we ve never wrote a blog highlighting one of the products we offer. It is no secret that sliding doors and barn style doors have quickly grown in popularity and. 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. Some good examples are available.
This works on the outside but you ll need to. We marked the studs with our stud finder and marked the angle distance of the header board. Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way. You ll need a handle.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes. Let s get into this. The sliding barn door guide. The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.
As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs. Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. It is advised not to install the track directly into the drywall so we first needed to install a header board above our door opening. 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.
How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track. Yours might be different. Thanks for stopping by.