Barn Door Header Board Width
30 opening 34 wide door.
Barn door header board width. The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header. If your door opening size is 47 or smaller go with the 96 or 8 foot kit. 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. If this is the correct barn door size for you be sure to adjust your cut sizes as your door will need to be bigger.
Measure the width of your door frame. The jamb will not be prepared with any latch bore or strike plate mortise for the dead bolt. Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. 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.
That s what this 36 door will be replacing. 1 1x6x4 pine boards. The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide. Between 4 and 5 feet the header should be built 2 inches wide and 8 inches long while a larger opening needs a header that is 2 by 12.
My barn door will be using the 79 or 6 foot 7 inch kit from industrial by design that accommodates a maximum door opening size of 38 or smaller. For door you will need. 7 1x6x8 pine boards. For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side. 3 1x8x6 pine boards. Overhead door with hardware jambs header and trim sliding door with aluminum vertical frames 29 ga. Learn step by step instructions how to install a rustica hardware support header with our very own kate and paul.
How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track. It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor. Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers.
The door will be prepared with the double bore hole latch bore and latch plate mortise for a dead bolt. Exterior doors with door knob boring automatically get a double bore deadbolt bore standard is 5 1 2 above door knob boring. Prior to building and installing our barn door we took out the door and frame of our existing 32 pre hung door.