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How to install a barn door rail.
With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
I used a sawsall to cut it.
Next using the manufacturer s instructions assemble the flat steel track with your joint.
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Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
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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.
Attach the hanger rollers and hang the door.
I cut it twice the width of the door plus about an inch.
I cut the track rail to fit the door.
I didn t spray the part that rolls through the box rail because you can t see it and i didn t want it to stick.
Attach hanger rollers to the door according to the manufacturer s instructions using the supplied carriage bolts washers and nuts.
Attach the mounting boards to the top and bottom of the doorway using drywall anchors and ensure that the mounting boards run straight along the doorway.
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Anchor your mounting board.
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The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.
Barn doors step 1.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
To install the end cap you just have to wedge it in the end of the box rail.
I protected it with a cloth and.