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.
Barn door with wood 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.
I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders.
3 1x8x6 pine boards.
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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.
We did build a diy barn door and i learned a lot that i could not have anticipated prior to installing my first barn door.
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A header is a solid piece of wood that acts as an anchor for your barn door.
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The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.
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The instructions usually do a good job of helping with the specific measurements since barn door hardware can vary.
Barn door headershelp to distribute the weight of the door and adds stability.
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A 2 x 6 cut twice as long as your track should do the trick.
To determine the height to mount the header you can attach the hardware to the door and prop the door off the ground.
I have calculated i need 12 hardware.
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.
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.
1 1x6x4 pine boards.
The sliding barn door guide.
7 1x6x8 pine boards.