You can also use weatherstrip foam tape to minimize the gap between the door and the wall.
Gap in hanging barn door.
Measure and clearly mark the middle of your door opening so you can keep track of this as you install both headers and rails.
Remove the door from the frame and set it aside.
Screw the hinge side jamb to the stud.
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You can narrow the gap but you won t have true privacy or sound proofing with a barn door period.
Id leave it alone.
Second the gap between the barn doors and the wall looked completely ridiculous.
The hinge side of the door has to be plumb or the door will swing open or closed on its own.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
Screw a board to the bottom of the door you will have to remove the door.
Plumb the hinge jamb.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
How one pro installs a door in four easy steps 1.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely.
Center your barn door installation on the middle of your door opening which will not necessarily be the middle of your wall.
It s better to get thinner foam tape and use multiple layers to achieve the thickness that you require to cover the gap.
And i have a barn door to my ba from our mbr.
In order for the doors to pass each other two guide rails had to be installed.
Our front door entry is barndoors leading to a vestibule with french doors.
To me that s kind of a major diy project so i recommend buying doors that are already meant to be barn doors so you don t have to take that extra step.
You do not need any additional hardware if your doors will meet in the middle of the opening.
If you are converting a standard door to a barn door i d recommend routering a groove in the bottom of the door rather than letting it swing free.
Glue nail some flat molding wood with a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap.