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.
How to install a single barn door.
Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil.
For single doors start about three or four inches up on the hinge side of the door opening and continue for the length of the backer board.
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Use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
Mounting one track in front of another using a bypass bracket allows doors to overlap.
Position your barn door into the fully closed position and slide one of the doorstoppers up against the door.
For a single door you need adjacent wall space that s at least as wide as your door while double doors need space on both sides of the opening.
With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
But if you ve said no to a barn door because you don t have wall space you should definitely look into installing bypass barn doors.
How bypass barn doors work.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening.
Also show you how to install it.