There are many benefits to using screws rather than nails to install exterior doors.
Hang barn door using lag screws.
Hanging barn door on track for rustic and modern fasten the track to the backer board.
Now that the door is hung and the fin guide is engaged screw the two anti jump blocks to the top of the door.
But you don t want to leave the painter with the task of filling big ugly screw holes.
With the door brackets mounted i installed the hanger and cut off the carriage bolts just outside of the nuts with a reciprocating saw equipped with a metal cutting blade.
To secure the track to the wall and add support for the heavy barn door cut a 1 x 4 mounting board the same length as but a little wider than the track.
Finally install the self adhesive pads to the door stops.
The first step to hanging a diy barn door.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project.
Pull back or remove the weather strip on the latch side of the door frame and drive screws where they ll be hidden.
My plan is to install the rail onto the wood backing with the provided 4 lag bolts going through the wood drywall.
Regardless of whether you used a backer board or not you must install stoppers on the metal track.
Track installation for rustic and modern step 4.
If i were to do this step again i would use lag bolts instead of screws.
These keep the door from rocking and the wheels from jumping off the track.
Barn door instructions jii114 step 3.
Slide the door stoppers onto each end of the track.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
In this project the mounting board was painted black and the edges rounded slightly for a more finished appearance.
Will my planned installation support 200lbs.
Some molly bolts have teeth on the head that dig into the drywall so make sure that you hammer it in all the way so that these teeth can do their job.
The rail is 78 75 and the door is 96x36.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
Start by using 1 of 6 standoffs in line with the second pre drilled hole to fasten the track using a lag screw 2.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
The kit should contain masonry anchors and lag bolts to install the track.
When you re ready to mount or hang something re install the screw by driving it back in.
They can be adjusted and won t easily pull out or loosen.
And in a situation like this the stronger the better.
Next unscrew the screw that s pre installed onto the molly bolt until it s completely out.
Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
Build the door steps 2 10.