I wanted the main entrance door of the hallway to be a sliding door i have been wanting.
How to hang a barn door from the ceiling.
Ceiling mounted barn doors are best where you have a limited amount of clearance above the door not enough room for headers or in cases where there is no door frame at all.
Our ceiling mount barn door hardware system was pioneered in 2014 as the answer to those frustrations.
I had three swinging doors in this tight hallway and felt that it was too many swinging doors.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil.
Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
Feb 2 2014 ceiling mounted barn door same opening type as ours wall on one side opening with no frame and no wall on other side.
There must be a support beam or strong studs in place on which to anchor the sliding track and there should be ample space between the top of the opening and the ceiling to install the track.
Hanging barn doors is not a difficult project but it does require attention to detail to ensure the door operates properly and safely.
Ceiling mounting a barn door is ideal for numerous spaces and places where an ordinary wall mounted sliding door would not be possible to install.
Designed to mount barn doors to the ceiling instead of the wall this system allows for barn doors to be hung over door frames without enough leeway for traditional hardware and as room dividers for overly large spaces.
Use these step by step instructions to install an interior barn door track system.