This is why i think it s better to buy a good brand of barn door hardware rather then trying to build it yourself.
Side view of barn door hardware gap.
Each rail needs to be at least twice the width of your door opening.
We made everything as compact and close to the wall as possible but that still left the outer door almost six inches off the wall.
In order for the doors to pass each other two guide rails had to be installed.
Proper door seals will seal gaps around your door to stop unwanted drafts noise light critters and moisture from entering and escaping through your door s gap.
If you feel air coming through a corner use some leftover brush material or carpeting.
It s interesting to see that the picture posted by zeitgast also has a header and the side trim is even slightly lower than the header but still not much of a gap.
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The other side would not show the outside framing of the barn door it would not look at nice.
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It essentially serves a similar purpose but whereas your door track is what your door hangs from the door guide stabilizes the bottom.
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Second the gap between the barn doors and the wall looked completely ridiculous.
This is the ugly stepsister to that big beautiful door track hardware that you have at the top of your door.
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I think it has something to do with the type of barn door hardware i m using.
The sliding barn door guide.
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2 sets of barn door hardware plus doors measure the width of your door opening to be sure you order the correct size rail.
Barn door hardware sliding door lock wall mounted door guide bar handle hook style lock.
The door hardware has stops on both ends as well as a little stop on top so no matter how hard you close or open the doors they won t jump their tracks or fall off the ends.
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If there is even a slight gap between the edge of the door and the side of the barn tighten the latch.
It really requires thicker side door trims if i want to allow for baseboard and quarter round.
This is the door guide that came with our barn door hardware kit.
The track that the door runs on allows for the gap between door trim on wall and the door itself.
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It has a piece that makes the door set approx 2 inches off the track.