I think it has something to do with the type of barn door hardware i m using.
Side view of barn door hardware gap.
This is why i think it s better to buy a good brand of barn door hardware rather then trying to build it yourself.
This is the door guide that came with our barn door hardware kit.
You may even need to install a second latch above or below the first one to get a good seal along the length of the door.
Second the gap between the barn doors and the wall looked completely ridiculous.
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The sliding barn door guide.
The door hardware has stops on both ends as well as a little stop on top so no matter how hard you close or open the doors they won t jump their tracks or fall off the ends.
In order for the doors to pass each other two guide rails had to be installed.
The track that the door runs on allows for the gap between door trim on wall and the door itself.
It is no secret that sliding doors and barn style doors have quickly grown in popularity and.
It essentially serves a similar purpose but whereas your door track is what your door hangs from the door guide stabilizes the bottom.
Barn door hardware sliding door lock wall mounted door guide bar handle hook style lock.
It really requires thicker side door trims if i want to allow for baseboard and quarter round.
The other side would not show the outside framing of the barn door it would not look at nice.
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This is the ugly stepsister to that big beautiful door track hardware that you have at the top of your door.
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2 sets of barn door hardware plus doors measure the width of your door opening to be sure you order the correct size rail.
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If there is even a slight gap between the edge of the door and the side of the barn tighten the latch.
It has a piece that makes the door set approx 2 inches off the track.
It s interesting to see that the picture posted by zeitgast also has a header and the side trim is even slightly lower than the header but still not much of a gap.
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