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Installing sliding barn door track.
Next using the manufacturer s instructions assemble the flat steel track with your joint.
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Track and a pair of hangers for a 4 ft.
Attach the mounting board attach the mounting board by firmly nailing it to the joists inside the pole barn.
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.
Depending on how thick the door is and attaching it to the shed wall with lag screws.
Barn doors step 1.
Buy a track that s twice the width of your door.
Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
Attach the mounting boards to the top and bottom of the doorway using drywall anchors and ensure that the mounting boards run straight along the doorway.
A 4 foot wide door takes at least 8 feet of track to slide completely open.
Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
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Mark the stud locations hold the.
A 3 foot door requires 6 feet of track.
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.
Anchor your mounting board.
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For single doors start about.
Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
Structural support is required.
For the bypass hardware to work on a shed you have to have a strong place to anchor the top track.
For wider doors cut the track to fit and join the pieces with connectors available from the hardware manufacturer.
Door cost about 40.
I accomplish this by ripping a 2 4 down to between 2 1 2 and 3 in.
How to install a barn door track system step 1.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.