Again for doorways with moldings measure from the top edge.
How long barn door track should be.
Since the door sits off the wall in order to slide it must be wider that the opening to fully hide the opening.
Whatever your measurement is for at least twice the width of the door plus the extra 4 to 6 inches that will be your minimum track length.
Why did my barn door hardware track ship in multiple sections.
If you have an odd sized door it is best to order track that is longer to make sure that you have enough.
Your custom made barn door flat black door hardware sliding door hangers sliding door track or rail front handle mounting hardware door stops guides and instructions.
You should order track length twice the width of the door.
A 3 foot door requires 6 feet of track.
Structural support is required barn doors can be heavy up to 200 pounds or more so for sturdiness most people mount the track to a header attached to the wall studs above the doorway.
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To figure out what size track you need double your final width measurement.
Shop our complete sliding barn door and hardware kits online each sliding door kit includes.
Width of door x 2 4 to 6 inches of space minimum track length.
30 opening 34 wide door.
Ideally the door will cover 2 to 3 inches beyond the opening on each side.
You can extend the track length for stylistic reasons if you wish.
Take the width measurement for your new barn door and multiple it by two.
For example a 39 door would require 6 5 of track material order a 7 track length.
The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header.
To calculate simply follow this equation.
The hardware with the sliding barn door system should include the following.
2 flat steel track track joint brackets spacers screws lag bolts carriage bolts hanger rollers bottom roller guide and bottom rollers.
The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.
Measure from the header to the floor to determine the door length you need.
We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side.