Barn Door Header Board Length

The track is 72 so we needed to make our header board the same length.

Barn door header board length.

Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track. 30 opening 34 wide door. We had a 1 4 that was 8ft.

Decide how tall your door will be. In order to install your barn door securely you would need to attach the barn door track to those studs. The header reinforces the drywall making it strong enough for your barn door. First we used our laser level and marked 2 above the door opening.

Helpful tips on doing this below. We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side. Once hung the door will be another 1 2 off the floor for a total coverage above the door of 1. Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.

Windows framed opening with 2x6 header single hung white vinyl window with built in j channel. Header height 6 header thickness 3 4 for the most up to date lead times and shipping info on this product click here. Yours might be different. The barn door hardware track is 3 16 thick and 1 1 2 wide.

Long laying around in our garage so we decided to use that for our header board. Opening only framed opening with header jambs and siding trim 36 x80 man doorpre hung steel door with lockset header jambs and siding trim options of. Then we cut our 1 6 header board to length for us the length was the width of the wall. We marked the studs with our stud finder and marked the angle distance of the header board.

Our door measures just under 82 1 2 tall. Mount the header board with three 8 trim screws in each stud location. Most of our barn door hardware accommodates up to 1 50 thick door but a header board to push the track away from wall more to allow clearance can be used if you have thicker doors. Flush 6 panel and 2 panel 9 lite.

Lay your 1x6x8 boards on a flat surface and mark where you need to cut off excess. We used a tape measure and pencil to measure and mark 72 on our board and then used our miter saw to cut the board down to 72 it was as easy as that. Once the header is installed to the drywall the track can be firmly added to the header. The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header.

Cut off the bottom excess of each board until they measure the desired height of your door. If you are just using one kit it will be 72 the length of the barn door hardware. For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.