Some good examples are available.
Barn door header.
I have calculated i need 12 hardware.
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Mounting over a bay window.
The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.
Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
Most of our barn door hardware accommodates up to 1 50 thick door but a header board to push the track away from wall more to allow clearance can be used if you have thicker doors.
The instructions usually do a good job of helping with the specific measurements since barn door hardware can vary.
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.
How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track.
Barn doors can be heavy up to 200 pounds or more so for sturdiness most people mount the track to a header attached to the wall studs above the doorway.
Once the header is installed to the drywall the track can be firmly added to the header.
There is not currently a header of any kind above this opening.
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.
As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs.
What i need to know is if the window is surrounded by 3 4 trim and the shutters are 1 and 3 4 thick can i mount the hardware to the wall with enough space to run the shutters back and forth over the window opening or do i absolutely have to.
In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders.
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A 2 x 6 cut twice as long as your track should do the trick.
But i don t find that it looks odd i like it in both spaces.
I would like to install a sliding barn door to close these rooms off.
The header reinforces the drywall making it strong enough for your barn door.
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To determine the height to mount the header you can attach the hardware to the door and prop the door off the ground.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes.
Mounting a sliding barn door without a header.
Picking and installing your barn door header rustica has the option of customizing your header to match perfectly with your barn door and wall.