Consider the type of barn door.
How do barn doors close from the other side.
I used a bolt long enough to go through the hangar and the door and a flat washer lock washer and nut on the back side.
We took a vintage office door sprayed the glass with privacy frost added sticker letters wc for the european water closet because i may as well go all in on this made for pinterest door and hung it as a bathroom door using a sliding track from menards all for less than buying a pre hung new door and with way more character.
Repeat for the other three doors and tighten all the bolts down.
Gripping to close seems easy but of course you have to leave enough door beyond the handle that when it hits the other frame in closed position there s no crack left.
5 adjust the lift cable.
This means on one side of the door opening or the other there should be at least 2 8 and perhaps a little more to ensure all the hardware can fit properly.
In this application the doors overlap and slide over one another so that half of the opening is accessible at any time.
For example a 4 foot door will cover a 3 foot opening with 6 inches on either side reducing the gaps.
2 use a narrow but sturdy handle very close to the edge so that it can bump against the frame probably a bumper on the door frame when open.
If it doesn t adjust the spring tension on each side of the door until it does.
The doors simply slide together and can be locked together.
Close the door and use a level to determine that it s hitting the ground levelly on both sides.
First be sure you have enough room for barn doors.
First be sure you have enough room for barn doors.
You ll need at least as much space on the outside of the door as on the inside to allow room for the door to slide out of the way.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
Barn doors hang from a track outside the room covering the doorway but leaving gaps at the sides between wall and door.
To have privacy the door usually overlaps the opening by an inch so that a 2 6 opening will require a 2 8 door.
You ll need at least as much space on the outside of the door as on the inside to allow room for the door to slide out of the way.
For double barn doors a sliding barn door latch isn t too difficult to find or install.
The final option is bypass doors.
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.
It can t be too long otherwise it will hit the wall or the other door and you ll have to cut the bolts off.
A teardrop sliding door lock is one option to consider for added privacy.
The lock mounts to a door jamb to keep out prying eyes and keep barn doors shut.
For complete coverage and to minimize the gaps make sure the door is at least several inches wider than the opening.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
