Using a level draw a horizontal line the length of the sliding door track step two.
How to hang a barn door track.
Learn how to create your own barn and commercial sliding door systems with 3 easy steps.
Hang the door the last step to installing your barn door track is to finally hang your door from the hanger rollers and line it up onto the track.
This is the total length for your barn door track.
Secure a 2 4 across the center of the line you drew in step one.
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Measure up from the floor the length of the door plus an inch and a quarter.
The tracks should be exactly as long as the section along which you wish the door to slide.
Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
Determine where to put the track.
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If installing two sliding doors remember that the tracks should be twice as wide as each door so that you can slide two doors together.
We need to decide how high on the wall you need to hang the track.
How to hang a sliding barn door.
Measure and cut two lengths of track for each barn door.
Make sure there s no bend in the track and that all of your components are level and secure before opening and closing your door.
Alright this is another tricky one so bear with me.
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.
If the track in your barn door hardware kit is longer then use a hacksaw to cut an even amount of track off each side.
Be sure to drill your screws into studs so as to ensure the tracking.