While waiting for the sliding door hardware to arrive from home depot i built and painted the barn door for lauryn s room.
Where to place handle on barn door.
The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header.
Choose where you want to install your pull handle and mark it on the sliding door noting where you ll need to drill in order to add screws.
Barn doors are honestly my favorite thing to build.
Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1.
The door must be no thicker than 1 3 4 step 1.
You can align them with the top of the door s inside frame.
They are so easy and add so much character to any room.
Of course if you have really tall cabinet doors you ll want to give preference to longer pulls that will accentuate the door s size.
Installing barn door hardware process.
Barn doors hang from a track outside the room covering the doorway but leaving gaps at the sides between wall and door.
30 opening 34 wide door.
Not only does a pull look fashionable but it s also functional allowing your door to smoothly glide open and shut without a struggle.
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Place a square against the hanger and square the hanger to the door.
As a good rule of thumb you can plan on standard pull height being between 34 and 48 inches from the floor depending on your preference.
Align your barn door pull.
Or position the knob so it is centered with the top line of the door s frame like in the rendering below.
Using a stud finder and a level hang the mounting board on the wall studs.
With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
This tutorial is meant for diyers building a door from scratch.
A conversation piece through and through.
Two inches is a recommended distance from the outside edge of the hanger and outside edge of the door for all hangers.
We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side.
I used 3 wood screws to attach it and made sure i place a screw on every stud.
Position the hanger the desired distance in from the outside edge of the door.
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Feb 18 2015 this pin was discovered by darrel everly.
For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
Installing door pulls or a handle to complete your sliding barn door design can help make opening and closing your door much easier.