In order for the doors to pass each other two guide rails had to be installed.
Gap in hanging barn door.
Glue nail some flat molding wood with a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap.
Screw a board to the bottom of the door you will have to remove the door.
Id leave it alone.
The hinge side of the door has to be plumb or the door will swing open or closed on its own.
This video shows how to fix when the door clearan.
It s better to get thinner foam tape and use multiple layers to achieve the thickness that you require to cover the gap.
Our front door entry is barndoors leading to a vestibule with french doors.
Remove the door from the frame and set it aside.
To use this method apply the tape to the sides of the door where there are gaps from top to bottom.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
Screw the hinge side jamb to the stud.
You do not need any additional hardware if your doors will meet in the middle of the opening.
Second the gap between the barn doors and the wall looked completely ridiculous.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely.
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.
Measure and clearly mark the middle of your door opening so you can keep track of this as you install both headers and rails.
And i have a barn door to my ba from our mbr.
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.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
Center your barn door installation on the middle of your door opening which will not necessarily be the middle of your wall.
Remove the hinge leaves from.
How one pro installs a door in four easy steps 1.
Plumb the hinge jamb.