How To Hang Barn Door In Metal Studs

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How to hang barn door in metal studs.

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. So today i m sharing a diy barn door. The door must be no thicker than 1 3 4 step 1. Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.

I used 3 wood screws to attach it and made sure i place a screw on every stud. Installing barn door hardware process. Week 1 was off to a nice enough start but by week 2 disaster struck and i just completely skipped week 3 because let s be honest at this point i m just playing catch up. This tutorial is meant for diyers building a door from scratch.

Using a stud finder and a level hang the mounting board on the wall studs. Use a socket wrench to tighten with another person or two attach the bottom roller guide and rollers and hang the door on the track. The door is solid mdf and weighs 200 lbs including the metal rail and sliding wheels. I m excited that the new barn door system will allow us to open the barn door and see into the entire closet which will also give us better access to the crawl space.

I chose to tackle step one installing the barn door track with the existing closet doors still attached. Hello one room challenge week 4 i hate you. I m looking to install a single sliding barn door in the 2nd bedroom of my condo. For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening.

We did build a diy barn door and i learned a lot that i could not have anticipated prior to installing my first barn door. Attach the hanger rollers and hang the door attach hanger rollers to the door according to the manufacturer s instructions using the supplied carriage bolts washers and nuts. I was hoping that the doors would protect the stuff in. With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.

And being in a condo i m unfortunately plagued with metal studs.