There are many benefits to using screws rather than nails to install exterior doors.
Hang barn door using lag screws.
Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
If i were to do this step again i would use lag bolts instead of screws.
With the door brackets mounted i installed the hanger and cut off the carriage bolts just outside of the nuts with a reciprocating saw equipped with a metal cutting blade.
The rail is 78 75 and the door is 96x36.
They can be adjusted and won t easily pull out or loosen.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project.
Hanging barn door on track for rustic and modern fasten the track to the backer board.
Not that the screws didn t do their job but lag bolts would be even stronger.
Will my planned installation support 200lbs.
The first step to hanging a diy barn door.
When you re ready to mount or hang something re install the screw by driving it back in.
Regardless of whether you used a backer board or not you must install stoppers on the metal track.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
And in a situation like this the stronger the better.
Slide the door stoppers onto each end of the track.
These keep the door from rocking and the wheels from jumping off the track.
Pull back or remove the weather strip on the latch side of the door frame and drive screws where they ll be hidden.
Track installation for rustic and modern step 4.
Finally install the self adhesive pads to the door stops.
To secure the track to the wall and add support for the heavy barn door cut a 1 x 4 mounting board the same length as but a little wider than the track.
Some molly bolts have teeth on the head that dig into the drywall so make sure that you hammer it in all the way so that these teeth can do their job.
My plan is to install the rail onto the wood backing with the provided 4 lag bolts going through the wood drywall.
But you don t want to leave the painter with the task of filling big ugly screw holes.
Start by using 1 of 6 standoffs in line with the second pre drilled hole to fasten the track using a lag screw 2.
Now that the door is hung and the fin guide is engaged screw the two anti jump blocks to the top of the door.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
In this project the mounting board was painted black and the edges rounded slightly for a more finished appearance.
I m also planning on driving two additional screws per stud on top of and below each strap toggle for additional support.
Barn door instructions jii114 step 3.
Next unscrew the screw that s pre installed onto the molly bolt until it s completely out.
The kit should contain masonry anchors and lag bolts to install the track.