Wall anchors are not sufficient support for hanging these doors.
Barn door support header.
My contractor is installing a barn door.
I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders.
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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.
Mounting your door to a header positions the door far enough from the wall to clear the door frame and trim when sliding.
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.
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.
Though we have the walls open and can reinforce underneath where the drywall will go he has concerns that the weight of the door will still compress the drywall.
You ll need a handle.
Barn door without support header.
Barn door mounted to a header for stability.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes.
Some good examples are available.
How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track.
Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
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.
I have calculated i need 12 hardware.
He wants to install a 1x6 above the door so that it is well supported.
Mounting over a bay window.
In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs.
Our barn doors are 1 1 2 thick.