Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
How to hang sliding barn doors.
Construction of a barn door track is the easiest part of the project below are tips on how to go about it to start with collect two steel plates.
Barn doors step 1.
Be sure to drill your screws into studs so as to ensure the tracking can sustain the weight of the door.
Attach one plate to the mounting board the second one is for the rollers.
Using a level draw a horizontal line the length of the sliding door track.
Attach the hanger rollers and hang the door attach hanger rollers to the door according to the manufacturer s instructions using the supplied carriage bolts washers and nuts.
Use a socket wrench to tighten with another person or two attach the bottom roller guide and rollers and hang the door on the track.
For single doors start about.
The first plate should be twice the size that of the door.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
Secure a 2 4 across the center of the line you drew in step one.
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.
Hang the sliding door track step 1 most installations will require a hanger board or ledger on the wall to mount the door track.
It also creates space for the new sliding door away from the wall to clear the trim.
Cut a board twice as long as the door width project diagram drawing 1.