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.
Barn door no header.
In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
Any idea where to get shorter spacers to close the gap to what it would be without the header board.
There is not currently a header of any kind above this opening.
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I m fine with leaving it open for air.
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All doors are set into a frame an opening inside the wall.
I know we could put trim on the door but we repurposed a rustic door and adding trim would detract from its charm.
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I have a hallway that leads into a group of bedrooms.
Once the header is installed to the drywall the track can be firmly added to the header.
Framing for a non load bearing door header.
Mounting over a bay window.
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.
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.
As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs.
Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and.
Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely.
Some good examples are available.
Interior and exterior doors are framed basically the same way but interior doors are.
Mounting a sliding barn door without a header.
I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders.
We installed a barn door and found with the header board there is more of a gap than we want between the door and the wall.
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Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room.
I would like to install a sliding barn door to close these rooms off.
But i don t find that it looks odd i like it in both spaces.