Make sure you have the necessary hardware.
Materials to hang sliding barn door.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
A 2 x 6 will work for most homes it should be at least as thick as the trim.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
Nathan installed the z bar knotty alder wood interior sliding barn door slab with hardware kit that can be found at the home depot the kit comes with all the materials required to assemble and hang the door though nathan choose to add additional 3 4 inch stock in this application because the wall was not plumb and the door would have hit the baseboard otherwise.
Using a level draw a horizontal line the length of the sliding door track step two.
Secure a 2 4 across the center of the line you drew in step one.
2 flat steel track track joint brackets spacers screws lag bolts carriage bolts hanger rollers bottom roller guide and bottom rollers.
Measure up from the floor the length of the door plus an inch and a quarter.
How to hang a sliding barn door.
The hardware with the sliding barn door system should include the following.
Most installations will require a hanger board or ledger on the wall to mount the door track.
Be sure to drill your screws into studs so as to ensure the tracking.
Line up the brackets and mark the holes on your door frame before drilling them out.
Be careful when drilling to avoid any tear out.
Then take them to the drill press or use a drill to drill the holes for the carriage bolts.