For our 4 ft wide door we cut each board five inches wide.
How to cut barn door hardware.
One 6 foot length will be the actual track the other steel plate will attach to the door.
Use a porta band saw to cut the plate to the right lengths.
Cut off the bottom excess of each board until they measure the desired height of your door.
Lay your 1x6x8 boards on a flat surface and mark where you need to cut off excess.
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Keep in mind the suggested door to frame overlap of 1 per side for doors up to 54 and 2 overlap per side for larger doors.
Rabbeting bit to cut the rabbets.
Cut one rabbet on two boards that will be used on the outside edges.
This should be ideally be fixed to the wall studs as it will be used to bolt on the steel track supporting the door.
Attach the mounting board to the top of the door opening.
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We used a 3 8 in.
Cut the metal track if custom track length is required.
Courier delivery typically takes 3 4 business days depending on which region they are being shipped to.
For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening.
Cut the boards to the right width and cut rabbets on two edges of all but two boards.
A table saw with a dado blade will also work.
When will my hardware kit be delivered.
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.
Yours may be different.
Jay cut ours into 30 inch lengths.
Orders are generally processed and shipped within 2 business days of the order date.
Check the length of the track s and determine the number of blocks you will need.
Don t want to build your own.
How thick and wide is the barn door hardware track.
As a general rule the track should be at least twice as long as the door is wide.
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Why did my barn door hardware track ship in.
If you need a track longer than 6 feet you may need to get it from a metal supply store.
Cut the 2 x 6 block s to the correct length s between the wall studs.
Our door measures just under 82 1 2 tall.
