Hang Barn Door Metal Studs

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Hang barn door metal studs.

2 flat steel track track joint brackets spacers screws lag bolts carriage bolts hanger rollers bottom roller guide and bottom rollers. We need to decide how high on the wall you need to hang the track. Hang second track and door remove door while mounting second track slide doors together. The hardware with the sliding barn door system should include the following.

Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help. Here is the link to build one. Up to 300 lbs of track door would never be supported without hitting studs so i was forced to add a 1 x 8 painted the same color as. And being in a condo i m unfortunately plagued with metal studs.

Hanging barn door from metal studs. To date i ve installed a 1x4x80 wood backing board across 5 metal studs with strap toggles going through the. For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening. Creating and hanging a diy barn door is made up of several steps.

Hanging barn door from metal studs. I recently posted about a barn door project i m working on and received some great advice from the diy community about how best to mount the rail from the available studs. Don t miss our feature video on these doors. 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.

Posted by 5 years ago. This series breaks down those steps and shares lots of rookie tips along the way. However when i started to act. Alright this is another tricky one so bear with me.

I would be drilling into drywall and not catching studs. I m looking to install a single sliding barn door in the 2nd bedroom of my condo. The interior design craze. This is the total length for your barn door track.

Use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door. Snug down all nuts to lock bolts in place. For single doors start about three or four inches up on the hinge side of the door opening and continue for the length of the backer board.