How To Hang Barn Door In Metal Studs

I m excited that the new barn door system will allow us to open the barn door and see into the entire closet which will also give us better access to the crawl space.

How to hang barn door in metal studs.

Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door. Hello one room challenge week 4 i hate you. For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening. Using a stud finder and a level hang the mounting board on the wall studs.

We did build a diy barn door and i learned a lot that i could not have anticipated prior to installing my first barn door. 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. Installing barn door hardware process. So today i m sharing a diy barn door.

With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time. This tutorial is meant for diyers building a door from scratch. And being in a condo i m unfortunately plagued with metal studs. I m looking to install a single sliding barn door in the 2nd bedroom of my condo.

I chose to tackle step one installing the barn door track with the existing closet doors still attached. The door must be no thicker than 1 3 4 step 1. The door is solid mdf and weighs 200 lbs including the metal rail and sliding wheels. Layout on your 1x3 where the studs are and then pre drill in the 1x3 the two screw locations hold the board level where you want it and when you drive the truss head screw it will go easily through the drywall and then contact the metal stud where it will spin without seeming to go through it.

Learn step by step instructions how to install a rustica hardware support header with our very own kate and paul. I used 3 wood screws to attach it and made sure i place a screw on every stud. Attach the hanger rollers and hang the door attach hanger rollers to the door according to the manufacturer s instructions using the supplied carriage bolts washers and nuts. To date i ve installed a 1x4x80 wood backing board across 5 metal studs with strap toggles going through the.

Week 1 was off to a nice enough start but by week 2 disaster struck and i just completely skipped week 3 because let s be honest at this point i m just playing catch up.