The header reinforces the drywall making it strong enough for your barn door.
Header barn door.
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.
Some good examples are available.
The instructions usually do a good job of helping with the specific measurements since barn door hardware can vary.
Once the header is installed to the drywall the track can be firmly added to the header.
Barn doors can be heavy up to 200 pounds or more so for sturdiness most people mount the track to a header attached to the wall studs above the doorway.
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In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes.
But i don t find that it looks odd i like it in both spaces.
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.
As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs.
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