Barn Door Header
As a design preference we wanted our header board to blend in with the wall and to not be noticeable so we painted.
Barn door header. The exterior header is fastened to the studs using long screws which then acts as a support system for the mounting of the rail. This 2 x 5 1 2 thick header will take on the weight of any standard door without any problem 11 24 edit use the correct length screws to get into the framing set the screws far enough from the end of the new beam to insure good shear strength about an 1 1 2 from the end. Picking and installing your barn door header. Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
A 2 x 6 cut twice as long as your track should do the trick. A header replaces the need to have studs in just the right spot. How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track. For single doors start about.
The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide. 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. The header reinforces the drywall making it strong enough for your barn door. The custom door shown below illustrates an application with an exterior header that matches the door.
This option also adds some visual interest above the door and the header can be finished to match the door. Sliding barn door support header header height 6 header thickness 3 4 for the most up to date lead times and shipping info on this product click here. To install the header board above the door we used a. Learn step by step instructions how to install a rustica hardware support header with our very own kate and paul.
It is advised not to install the track directly into the drywall so we first needed to install a header board above. Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door. Without the addition of this header board the door track would only have hit something called a header inside the wall which is basically two 2x4s stacked on top of each other in a couple of places over the doorway. Once the header is installed to the drywall the track can be firmly added to the header.
Which is great if you re only ever going to have your door closed.