The hinge side of the door has to be plumb or the door will swing open or closed on its own.
Gap in hanging barn door.
Second the gap between the barn doors and the wall looked completely ridiculous.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely.
In order for the doors to pass each other two guide rails had to be installed.
To use this method apply the tape to the sides of the door where there are gaps from top to bottom.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
Center your barn door installation on the middle of your door opening which will not necessarily be the middle of your wall.
Screw the hinge side jamb to the stud.
Our front door entry is barndoors leading to a vestibule with french doors.
Screw a board to the bottom of the door you will have to remove the door.
If you are converting a standard door to a barn door i d recommend routering a groove in the bottom of the door rather than letting it swing free.
Glue nail some flat molding wood with a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap.
This video shows how to fix when the door clearan.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
You do not need any additional hardware if your doors will meet in the middle of the opening.
Plumb the hinge jamb.
For the doors to overlap each other and the closet they have to be really wide we probably should have added another foot to each door.
You can narrow the gap but you won t have true privacy or sound proofing with a barn door period.
You can also use weatherstrip foam tape to minimize the gap between the door and the wall.
Remove the door from the frame and set it aside.
Measure and clearly mark the middle of your door opening so you can keep track of this as you install both headers and rails.
It s better to get thinner foam tape and use multiple layers to achieve the thickness that you require to cover the gap.
And i have a barn door to my ba from our mbr.
Remove the hinge leaves from.