Barn Door Header Board Install
Before you install that interior sliding barn door you ve been dreaming about here are some things to consider 1.
Barn door header board install. It is advised not to install the track directly into the drywall so we first needed to install a header board above our door opening. Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board. Then we cut our 1 6 header board to length for us the length was the width of the wall. I have calculated i need 12 hardware.
We marked the studs with our stud finder and marked the angle distance of the header board. In this project the mounting board was painted black and the edges rounded slightly for a more finished appearance. Mounting over a bay window. What i need to know is if the window is surrounded by 3 4 trim and the shutters are 1 and 3 4 thick can i mount the hardware to the wall with enough space to run the shutters back and forth over the window opening or do i absolutely have to.
These rails are available at most of. For door you will need. The hardware kit does not come with the supplies you will need to install a header board so you will have to get the piece of wood and interior screws separately. A backer board is only required if you don t have this much space available see steps 3 5 below.
Most of our barn door hardware accommodates up to 1 50 thick door but a header board to push the track away from wall more to allow clearance can be used if you have thicker doors. 3 1x8x6 pine boards. We did build a diy barn door and i learned a lot that i could not have anticipated prior to installing my first barn door. Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely.
Yours might be different. 7 1x6x8 pine boards. 1 1x6x4 pine boards. There should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
To secure the track to the wall and add support for the heavy barn door cut a 1 x 4 mounting board the same length as but a little wider than the track. Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and. If you are just using one kit it will be 72 the length of the barn door hardware. How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track.
I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders. The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide. Prime and paint the backer board. Mount the header board with three 8 trim screws in.