For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
Barn door header board thickness.
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Stagger the rest of the nails 32 o c.
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.
The notch can not exceed 25 of the width of the board.
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.
Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1.
A 2 x 6 cut twice as long as your track should do the trick.
In other words the header board is 3 4 thick and that is exactly how big the gap is between the molding and our door.
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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.
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 two nails on each end and at splices.
A 3 foot door requires 6 feet of track.
The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.
The center of the rail will mount 2 above the door 3 above the opening which will be close to the center of 2 8 blocking.
The bottom of any beam may be notched only on its end.
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.
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The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top.
Header spans for exterior walls on buildings 20 wide.
Nail each ply of a beam with a minimum of 10d nails.
If your door opening size is 47 or smaller go with the 96 or 8 foot kit.
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