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Sliding barn door header.
The header is usually made out of dimensional lumber installed on its edge.
The header for a door is much like a bridge transferring the weight above it to the floor and foundation below.
This works on the outside but you ll need to.
In order to install your barn door securely you would need to attach the barn door track to those studs.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.
I have calculated i need 12 hardware.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes.
I would like to install a sliding barn door to close these rooms off.
Barn door mounted to a header for stability.
You ll need a handle.
Once the header is installed to the drywall the track can be firmly added to the header.
I have a hallway that leads into a group of bedrooms.
Maybe a latch a handle or pull lets you slide the door open and shut easily and it looks great.
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.
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Mounting over a bay window.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
The header reinforces the drywall making it strong enough for your barn door.
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Some good examples are available.
First make sure that the header space over the opening can support the weight of the hanging barn door.
There is not currently a header of any kind above this opening.
Mounting a sliding barn door without a header.
Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
Mounting your door to a header positions the door far enough from the wall to clear the door frame and trim when sliding.
A header replaces the need to have studs in just the right spot.
Doors in a load bearing wall that holds the weight of the house created by beams and trusses need a larger header than those in non load bearing walls.
In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
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But i don t find that it looks odd i like it in both spaces.