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.
How to install a single barn door.
Attach the mounting boards to the top and bottom of the doorway using drywall anchors and ensure that the mounting boards run straight along the doorway.
Tighten that down all the way.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
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But if you ve said no to a barn door because you don t have wall space you should definitely look into installing bypass barn doors.
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Position your barn door into the fully closed position and slide one of the doorstoppers up against the door.
How bypass barn doors work.
For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening.
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.
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Slide your door into the fully opened position carefully ensuring you do not slide it completely off the rail and install the second doorstop in the same way.
Mounting one track in front of another using a bypass bracket allows doors to overlap.
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