Installing Barn Door With Trim

The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.

Installing barn door with trim.

When accounting for a 1 inch gap on bottom and 3 inch trim on a standard 6 foot 8 inch opening the door height should be 7 feet. Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door. Once you mark the holes you need to drill a 1 8 pilot hole through the door. You do not need to remove the trim.

For single doors start about. Use the header or blocking to apply hardware at the height that covers what you are after. Mark the stud locations hold the. You will need to use some spackle we used the quick dry version to fill the area where you remove the previous doors hinges but that is all.

Quick tip trim down a block of wood to give you that spacing mark your holes accordingly. Barn doors step 1. Make sure that you account for trim and the bottom gap when sizing the door. Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.

This kit does not come with a template requires specific spacing 2 in from the door with a 2 3 8 gap from the top of the door to the wheel. In this video i show you how to install barn doors using a standard flat bar rail set that i purchased from home depot. Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.