Designing your barn doors.
How a bypass barn door works.
Diy barn doors step 4 installing the hardware.
Mounting one track in front of another using a bypass bracket allows doors to overlap.
The final option is bypass doors.
I purchased this bypass door hardware kit on amazon.
I chose to do repeating and reversing chevron pattern across all four of our barn.
They are so easy and add so much character to any room.
A couple of nights before we installed the doors we put the hardware kit together and mounted it.
How bypass barn doors work.
Choosing barn door hardware.
This application is great for areas where barn doors are desired but there isn t adequate room on either side of the opening for the door to slide.
Materials list for barn.
I have an easy to follow step by step tutorial on how to build.
Installation video of our bypass barn door hardware kit.
How to build bypass barn doors step 1.
If there s no wall space on one side of your door opening or if your opening extends from one wall to the other think closet bypass doors could be the answer.
In this application the doors overlap and slide over one another so that half of the opening is accessible at any time.
Let me tell you the install directions were less than stellar.
The measurements you see below are 71 wide for the door opening 79 from the.
My cleverer than i am brother who also happens to make sliding barn doors for people took one look at my door and suggested i put a sliding latch on it on the inside top of the door with the piece you slide your latch into on the top part of the door frame.
For one barn door alone you just need a single track plus the necessary hardware.
Double bypass sliding barn doors.
If you have any questions regarding your installation give us a call at 1 800 997 5085 or send us a.
While waiting for the sliding door hardware to arrive from home depot i built and painted the barn door for lauryn s room.
A conversation piece through and through.