Mount your rail bar.
How do you lock a barn door.
I would suggest a hook and eye latch like this one.
How to lock a sliding barn door step 1.
The fan swings back and forth flush against the wall to lock and unlock so you don t have to worry about it sticking out.
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.
The first device is a teardrop or fan shaped lock which comes in 2 parts.
However the simplest as well as most cost effective method of locking your barn doors is using a hasp lock.
If your doorway doesn t have a frame you can mount your rail bar directly into the wall.
Consider your room choice.
Then fix the hasp to the door itself.
A hasp and a padlock definitely the easiest way to secure a barn door from the outside is a hasp and padlock.
Consider the type of barn door.
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.
There are many kinds of locks that you can install on your door.
Padlock option for double sliding barn doors.
Add bumpers for the barn door rollers to hit where you want to door to stop on each end.
With this you have added a lock to your door.
Then fasten the fan blade to the doorway as shown in the picture.
The fan blade and the latch groove.
How to lock a sliding barn door from outside.
Depending on the thickness of your sliding barn door you might need to add some sort of spacer between your eye latch and the wall.
First attach the latch groove to the sliding door.
Get a hasp lock and fix the hook to the door frame with screws.