A home owner from albemarle nc says.
How to close the gap on barn doors.
Our modern barn door is perfect for a transitional decor syle or traditional space.
Use a rot resistant wood either treated lumber or cedar so that you won t have to replace it later and then install a rubber gasket.
Best my contractor and i can guess i will have 1 2 gap when the doors are closed or pulled together the space has to be there to.
This means that if sound separation or privacy is a major goal barn doors with their gap might not be the best choice.
If it s more than 1 4 inch or greater at the top or bottom cut and attach a wood shim to close up the gap.
Since the barn door is not closing into a jamb i can t imagine the sound insulation is as effective.
Glue nail some flat molding wood with a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap.
You can modify a door stop included to cover the gap between rails if you prefer a seamless look.
Or you can get a track joiner if you want the doors to be able to slide to either side.
This step may not be included in your hardware instructions if you bought them separately.
This is the door guide that came with our barn door hardware kit.
Have a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap where the noise is coming through.
I am in the process of purchasing barn door hardware and will be installing doors on this hardware.
Install the soft close mechanisms before hanging the door slabs.
Barn doors don t lie flush with the door opening.
Our front door entry is barndoors leading to a vestibule with french doors.
And i have a barn door to my ba from our mbr.
Rather they hover over the opening creating gaps.
You can modify a door stop included to cover the gap between rails if you prefer a seamless look.
Close the barn door and notice how tightness and uniformity of the gap.
You will have to remove the door for this process to be more accessible.
It essentially serves a similar purpose but whereas your door track is what your door hangs from the door guide stabilizes the bottom.
You can narrow the gap but you won t have true privacy or sound proofing with a barn door period.
Or you can get a track joiner if you want the doors to be able to slide to either side.
Get the convenience of a sliding door without the barn door look.
Id leave it alone.
The gap in the middle of the doors when closed.
Screw a board to the bottom of the door you will have to remove the door.
Sliding barn door hardware closing the clearance gap.
Install the soft close mechanisms before hanging the door slabs.
This is the ugly stepsister to that big beautiful door track hardware that you have at the top of your door.