I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders.
Support header for barn door.
Though we have the walls open and can reinforce underneath where the drywall will go he has concerns that the weight of the door will still compress the drywall.
You ll need a handle.
He wants to install a 1x6 above the door so that it is well supported.
What i need to know is if the window is surrounded by 3 4 trim and the shutters are 1 and 3 4 thick can i mount the hardware to the wall with enough space to run the shutters back and forth over the window opening or do i absolutely have to.
I have calculated i need 12 hardware.
Barn door mounted to a header for stability.
My contractor is installing a barn door.
Mounting over a bay window.
Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
Wall anchors are not sufficient support for hanging these doors.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes.
Mounting your door to a header positions the door far enough from the wall to clear the door frame and trim when sliding.
It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor.
Barn door without support header.