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