Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
How to install a single barn door.
Mounting one track in front of another using a bypass bracket allows doors to overlap.
The boards should be as long as the doors and about 1 inch or 4 cm wider than the track.
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For a single door you need adjacent wall space that s at least as wide as your door while double doors need space on both sides of the opening.
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Use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening.
How bypass barn doors work.
Position your barn door into the fully closed position and slide one of the doorstoppers up against the door.
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Tighten that down all the way.
But if you ve said no to a barn door because you don t have wall space you should definitely look into installing bypass barn doors.
For single doors start about three or four inches up on the hinge side of the door opening and continue for the length of the backer board.
Slide your door into the fully opened position carefully ensuring you do not slide it completely off the rail and install the second doorstop in the same way.