While the style of barn door you choose will come down to your personal preference you.
How to measure barn door track.
Figure out where you want the track mounted i chose to mount it about half way between the ceiling and the top of the doorway.
Use a porta band saw to cut the plate to the right lengths.
To measure the size of the track you have.
Measure from inside to inside of the opening.
For door openings with casing molding.
At first take the measurement of the door and then multiply it by 2.
In this example the opening width is 32 4.
Sheetrocked opening no trim or casing width.
How to measure for a barn door track in 4 steps step 1.
If you will be placing your track right above the trim or doorway measure from the floor to the top edge of your door s trim or edge.
Actually the width of the barn door depends on how much space do you available.
Your next step is to calculate the width of the door s opening starting from inside the door jamb on.
Measure from there to the floor for your door height.
You will usually just want the sliding barn door to be just an inch or so bigger than the height of the opening.
It will be the range of your required track size.
For the most appropriate door width dimensions measure the opening and add a few inches.
Add 4 to the measurement and you have your recommended door width.
This may seem like common sense but sliding barn doors aren t your typical door.
How to measure for a barn door barn door opening measurements.
If your door track will be placed higher than this measure from the floor to the pencil mark on your wall then also subtract 1.
Record the door width.
To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement.
Measure across for the width and from the top of the casing molding to the floor for height.
Add 1 to 2 per door for overlap depending on privacy needs.
Total door width will be 36.
Add 6 inches or more and this will add with total measurement.
Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door.
For the door height.
If you need a track longer than 6 feet you may need to get it from a metal supply store.
Barn door measuring guide.
One 6 foot length will be the actual track the other steel plate will attach to the door.
Jay cut ours into 30 inch lengths.
How to measure for a barn door in three steps using a tape measure begin at the left edge of the opening and measure straight across to the right edge.