Attach the rollers to the top of your door and hang the door on the rail bar.
How does a inside sliding barn door lock.
However the simplest as well as most cost effective method of locking your barn doors is using a hasp lock.
How to make a barn door lock with a flush to wall device.
A hasp and a padlock definitely the easiest way to secure a barn door from the outside is a hasp and padlock.
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.
How to lock a sliding barn door from outside.
Get a hasp lock and fix the hook to the door frame with screws.
Add bumpers for the barn door rollers to hit where you want to door to stop on each end.
The fan blade and the latch groove.
First attach the latch groove to the sliding door.
Padlock option for double sliding barn doors.
There are many kinds of locks that you can install on your door.
Consider your room choice.
Add a bottom guide for your barn door so that it doesn t swing back and forth.
Then fasten the fan blade to the doorway as shown in the picture.
Then fix the hasp to the door itself.
When in the locked position the arm extends 1 5 from the face of the door and will hit the included jamb strike preventing the door from being slid open.
How to lock a sliding barn door step 1.
Consider the type of barn door.
Mount your rail bar.
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.