Home Sliding Barn Door Basic Advice

Sliding barn doors have become more popular of the last couple of years. i personally feel that the best approach for sliding barn doors is to browse online at different options and pictures; find a style and hardware that you feel fits the home style you are trying to achieve during your home renovation or remodeling project and begin the shopping process. sometimes you can only get specific parts or hardware or styles of doors from online sources. Sometimes they are special order and may take a while to receive by mail and other times they can arrive in a timely manner.

i would suggest that the heavier the door make sure you purchase a heavier duty hardware bracket and sliding system; this will help to ensure the comfort and ease of sliding the door. It should in most cases also provide additional bracket support for fastening the hardware to the wall.

it is hard to provide advice on barn door installations; i feel it is more about applying years of skills and learning knowledge about homes that applys best for the installation to go smoothly. This is done through a STEP-BY-STEP process that applies for most projects and thought through prior to starting the work.

I suppose the best advice I would recommend to someone newer to installating barn doors would be to make sure you have the matching wall paint color for completing touch up painting once you are completed with the installation. This is important so that while finishing the door you can touch up the walls if needed and have a nice clean finished project.