Barn doors can be heavy up to 200 pounds or more so for sturdiness most people mount the track to a header attached to the wall studs above the doorway.
Header barn door.
This support header is fully customizable with different colors finishes.
The header reinforces the drywall making it strong enough for your barn door.
Picking and installing your barn door header rustica has the option of customizing your header to match perfectly with your barn door and wall.
A 2 x 6 cut twice as long as your track should do the trick.
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The instructions usually do a good job of helping with the specific measurements since barn door hardware can vary.
As i mentioned in my post it was necessary since the predrilled holes in barn door hardware don t line up with studs.
The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top.
Add structural support for your barn door with our sliding barn door support header.
Some good examples are available.
In the interest of time though you can do a google image search for header board barn door.
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.
To determine the height to mount the header you can attach the hardware to the door and prop the door off the ground.