Header Board For Barn Door Install

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Header board for barn door install.

Thanks for stopping by. Mounting over a bay window. If you are just using one kit it will be 72 the length of the barn door hardware. 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.

To secure the track to the wall and add support for the heavy barn door cut a 1 x 4 mounting board the same length as but a little wider than the track. 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 the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board. It should account for the height of the door with extra space to allow for small gaps between the door and backer board and the bottom of the door and the floor.

Mount the header board with three 8 trim screws in. I have calculated i need 12 hardware. 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.

In this video i show you how to install barn doors using a standard flat bar rail set that i purchased from home depot. We marked the studs with our stud finder and marked the angle distance of the header board. These rails are available at most of. The position of the board is usually indicated in the hardware directions.

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. In this project the mounting board was painted black and the edges rounded slightly for a more finished appearance. Hold the backer board level and transfer the stud locations to the board. Then we cut our 1 6 header board to length for us the length was the width of the wall.

Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely. But i don t find that it looks odd i like it in both spaces. I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders. Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room.