Oh my word, friends! I did it!! I finally finished hanging Laurynās sliding barn door! I donāt know about you guys, but when I have something I am dreading, I will find any and everything else to do to avoid it! Clean all the kitchen cabinets, inside and outāCheck! Wipe down all the baseboardsāDone! De-Ice and thoroughly sanitize the freezer we rarely use in the garageāThatās next! No! I have to get this door hung! And I did! And it honestly, wasnāt that bad!
Give me a building project any day! Give me something to assemble and follow directions onā¦tomorrow! Not my cup of tea. So when I was challenged by Everbilt Hardware to NOT call Max (my handyman) and, rather, tackle this sliding barn door myself, I began to break out in hivesā¦.No, not really. I accepted the challenge.
It was fun to peruse through all of the many choices of sliding door hardware available from Everbilt. I finally decided on this oneā¦Stainless Steel Decorative Sliding Door Hardware (model #60012).
Iāve always stuck with black hardware, so it was kinda fun to change things up a bit. And the stainless steel definitely fit with the style I was going for in Laurynās room.
While waiting for the sliding door hardware to arrive from Home Depot, I built and painted the barn door for Laurynās roomā¦.
Barn doors are honestly my favorite thing to build. They are so easy and add so much character to any room. A conversation piece through and through. I have an easy to follow, step by step tutorial on how to build your own sliding barn door right here on the blog. My obvious obsession for these things shines through in my home. Three of them! With plans to hang many moreā¦.
And now that I have tried my hand at hanging one by myself, I will never hire Max to do this again! Sorry Max š Thereās just no need. It really was simple. And why pay someone to do this, when I can do it!
My first inclination was to scrub the internet for a YouTube tutorial on āhow to hang a sliding barn doorā. But I honestly didnāt find one that caught myĀ eye. So I resorted to following the paper instructions provided by Everbilt. I should have looked at those first, because they were actually very descriptive and easy to follow. So letās dive into thisā¦.
HOW TO HANG A SLIDING BARN DOOR:
STEP ONE: Measure up from the floor the length of the door plus an inch and a quarter.
Using a level, draw a horizontal line, the length of the sliding door trackā¦
STEP TWO: Secure a 2Ć4 across the center of the line you drew in Step One. Be sure to drill your screws into studs, so as to ensure the tracking can sustain the weight of the door. Because of the board and batten wall treatment, I had to cut 2Ć4ās to fit in between each vertical board on Laurynās wallā¦
STEP THREE: Measure from the floor againā¦Length of door PLUS 1 3/4 inch (to allow door plenty of floor clearance to slide smoothly). Draw another leveled horizontalĀ line.
STEP FOUR: Drill pilot holesā¦This part is kind of a 2-man job, at least for this girlā¦those tracks are heavy! So, I actually solicited my son, Chaseās, help with this. Holding the track, mark with a pencil where each of your pilot holes will go. Ā Be sure to use a level to ensure your track is straight. Then drill your pilot holes.
HUGE TIP: Paint your boards at this point to match your walls. Much easier to do it before your track is attached!!! I canāt stress this enough because I didnāt do that and had to be very meticulous in painting around the track. NOT EASY!!
One moreā¦HUGE TIP: Slide your door stoppers on each end of the track before attaching your sliding door track. Unfortunately, we didnāt think to do this and therefore only have one door stopper on the track. We were not able to add the other door stopper because it was already tight up against the corner wall. Thankfully, because itās up against the corner wall, the door isnāt going anywhere. But it would be better to have the door stop on there to give the door a smooth stopping point.
STEP FIVE: Ready to attach the sliding door track⦠I found it easiest to keep Chase handy for one more taskāholding the track while I screwed the center bolt in first. Once the center of the track was attached, I could easily line it up with the remaining holes and screw in the last 3 boltsā¦.
Now your track is hung!! Notice the bare woodā¦remember the HUGE TIP earlier. At this point, youāre happy you already followed that advice. š
STEP SIX: Ready to move onto adding the hardware to the doorā¦Determine where you want your hangars to be attached to the door. Then ensure that you have about an inch and a half space between the door and the wheel. For me, that was 6 inchesā¦.
Make sure your hangar is straight and mark your holesā¦.
Drill your pilot holesā¦.
Screw in your boltsā¦
STEP SEVEN: Now you are ready to hang the door. The EASIEST step of the entire process. Pick up your door and place the wheels on the track. Itās that simple!!
To keep your door from swinging out when opening and closing it, attach the floor guide to the floor. Ensure that you have enough space for the door to slide through with easeā¦.
You cannot even imagine my excitement once this thing was hanging and sliding effortlessly. I remodeled Laurynās room from floor to ceiling, (you can see the before pictures here) but to accomplish thisā¦I felt like I had conquered the world. To say that I was a bit intimidated in taking on this challenge is an understatement. But I am so grateful that I did. It was probably one of the easiest projects I have taken on.
Letās just say, adding the door pull was ten times harder than hanging this door. Who would have thought? But that task took enormous muscle power. Crazy! Iāll save that story for another post.
But I do love the finished look of this stainless steel door pullā¦.
And Laurynās roomā¦.
With the barn doorā¦
Perfectā¦
As always, feel free to email me with any questions. I love to help people realize we can do this stuff!! Letās figure it out together!
Until next time,
Happy Building!!
Huge thank you to Home Depot Everbilt for providing me with this sliding door hardware and the push of confidence to install it on my own.
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