Tips for installing high-looking barn doors

Barn door, also known as \”Barn Door\” in English, is mostly used in foreign farms. It is a solid wood sliding door with exposed slide rails and pulleys. Although it was formerly a warehouse door, it has become a new favorite in the home decoration industry in recent years due to its simple and unique appearance.

I believe that students who know American western movies will often see these barn doors on the farm. Because they are simple and cool enough, people can’t put them down. If you install such a cool door in your home, your visitors will be impressed.

The editor is also prepared to give some installation suggestions.

Installation dimensions

1. The door panel of the barn door should be higher than the current door opening. The width of the door panel should be considered according to the situation;

2. The distance from the top of the door opening to the ceiling is greater than 16 cm;

3. The gap between the door panel and the wall is about 1. 5cm;

4. The distance between the door panel and the ground is recommended to be 1cm; (to prevent contact with water in the bathroom, it can be adjusted higher)

The process of decorating the space is a process of vision and The process of compromise between reality, don\’t let your house \”make do\” because of your too conservative mentality, if you really like it, try it boldly.

Installation tutorial

1. Positioning drilling

Positioning drilling is divided into two parts. One is on the door leaf. Holes need to be drilled to install pulleys on the wall, and holes need to be drilled to fix the slide rails on the wall.When drilling holes on the door leaf, you need to first determine the specific location of the hole on the door leaf according to the mounting holes on the pulley, and then use an electric drill to drill holes. Generally, only four holes are needed. When drilling holes in the wall, you also need to place the slide rail in the corresponding position first, then determine the location of the hole in the wall according to the fixed points on the rail, and use an electric drill to drill four holes.

2. Fixed pulley

The pulley is directly fixed on the door leaf. Use screws to pass through the pulley hole in the previously drilled hole and tighten it to fix it. When fixing the pulley on the door leaf, you also need to fix the bulletproof washer on the top of the door leaf, which can increase the firmness of the door leaf and avoid the problem of falling during the opening and closing process. There are generally two bulletproof washers, which can be fixed on the inside of the two pulleys with matching screws.

3. Install the slide rails

The slide rails installed on the wall need to be fixed with expansion screws, so the expansion tube must be driven into the hole before installation, and then Install the clamp pipe and secure it with expansion screws. In this step, you must remember to install the clamp pipe to keep a certain distance between the slide rail and the wall to avoid damage to the wall surface.

4. Hanging the door leaf

After the pulleys and slide rails have been fixed, the door leaf can be installed. Because the slide rail is already fixed on the door leaf, you only need to hang the door leaf directly on the slide rail during installation. When installing, push and pull the door leaf left and right to ensure that the door leaf can be opened and closed smoothly.

5. Install accessories

After fixing the door leaf, you need to install related supporting equipment to improve the firmness of the barn door. These supporting equipment mainly include limiters, swing stops, door locks, handles, etc. The limiter needs to be fixed on the slide rail. The specific installation position is in the middle of the fixing holes at both ends. If there is overlap during the opening and closing of the door leaf, just use screws to fix it. The swing stopper needs to be installed on the ground or wall. After it is fixed with screws, a layer of bulletproof pad is placed on it to avoid friction damage to the bottom of the door leaf.

In order to facilitate opening and closing, handles can be installed on the door leaf of the barn door. There are many styles of handles. In addition to classic styles, there are also round-head handles, horn handles, etc., which can be customized according to the style. It is a personal preference choice and can be fixed with ordinary screws. Some barn doors may need to be locked due to the special installation location. However, due to the special structure, ordinary door locks are not suitable for barn doors. It is best to install a chain and hook, and drill holes in the wall and door leaf. Install

Installation Precautions

Although the installation of barn doors is not complicated, there are still many details that need to be paid attention to during the installation process, otherwise It will affect the overall use and even cause safety hazards such as the door leaf falling.

1. Pay attention to the load-bearing of the wall before installation. Issues that need to be considered. Because the door leaf of the barn door is directly hung on the track using pulleys, the force of the entire door leaf depends entirely on the fixed point of the slide rail on the wall. If the weight of the door leaf exceeds the load-bearing capacity of the wall. Generally speaking, light walls, gray sand walls and hollow walls are not suitable for installing barn doors. Only load-bearing walls or solid walls can reach the valley. Load-bearing requirements for barn doors.

2. Pay attention to the firmness of the door leaf. When installing the barn door, every fixed point and connection point must be firm, and all screws used for fixing must be secure. Tighten it to avoid loosening and other problems during use, which may cause safety hazards.

3. Pay attention to the level of the installation when drilling holes in the wall to fix the slide rails. Ensure that the overall level is not tilted, otherwise the door leaf will automatically open and close because it is not on the same level after installation, causing inconvenience to life. In addition, when installing the door leaf, it must also be adjusted in time to ensure that the entire door leaf is vertical. The ground should be kept about 10 mm away from the ground to avoid damage to the floor tiles or floor during opening and closing.