How to install a hanging barn door ?

Today we will talking about how to install a hanging barn door.

We always finding the beginning of the construction new where could put on the sliding door. Firstly we will introduce how to cover a junction plates. Here is a cool part.

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Before hanging the barn doors, you could use the tape measure find the right place on the wall and mark the distance. And then you need to fix real wall mount, make it can be adjusted, so if you built something new to install the barn door, you can patch painting again before you hanging your barn door.


Let’s say. You didn’t have the hanging part. You could touch the screw to your wall, and mount your barn door over door frame. And then you must considerate about the gap between wall and trim. The size we need to reserved the rail. The best way was measure from the roller to the down.

barn door kitNow, you can open our CCJH sliding barn door hardware. It has pr-drilled holes. Heavy duty construction with black powder coated surface ensures water resistant and rust proof for long lasting use. Maximum loading capability is 330 lb per door. Spring design makes no sounds when opening and closing doors, minimize the impact to track. Easily slide across the rail even with bolts already and stop wherever you need,smoothly and quietly.
Now we need to attach steel hangers to your doors, let the hanger bolts are inserted through the back of the door, attach hangers with the hanger bolts, washers and acorn nuts.

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Then we need to install anti-jump pad, put the screw is near the front edge of your door, connect your tracks with junction plates.Loosely install the door
stoppers near each end of the track.

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And using a level, draw a line to install the track, line up a track on the line and mark the location of the holes. Using the spacers, long lag screws, and washers attach the track to the wall.

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Hang your steel hangers on the track, and then twist the anti-jump pad toward to the wall so that it is under the track. Position the door at your desired close position, put half of the floor guide under the door, mark the location, and then fix guide to the floor. Position doors in your desired closed and open position and adjust door stoppers.