Do you have a wide entryway to a master bathroom, dining room or home office? You may be able to enclose the space or add privacy with a simple double barn door kit…
Advantages of Using Barn Doors in Your Home:
Sliding barn doors offer a way to open and close larger wall openings or walkways in your home. Therefore, you can use rooms in different ways for various purposes.
For example, double sliding doors let you create a temporary separation between a kitchen and dining area or a living room and den. As a result, you can minimize noise or create a level of privacy.
At the same time, rustic or vintage-looking door panels can add a lot of style to your home. Not to mention, they make a doorway appear more grand because they make the entry look wider.
Keep in mind that sliding barn doors do require extra wall space. However, they won’t take up valuable floor space, since they don’t swing open. In fact, some people install them as interior shutters.
How to Install Double Sliding Barn Doors:
Barn doors slide along heavy-duty steel rails that screw right into the studs in your wall. Alternatively, you can add an exterior plank to secure the rail if the track doesn’t align exactly with the studs.
The wheel components screw directly into the door panels and roll along the top track. In short, installation involves mostly measuring and inserting screws.
Note: Compared to other types of doors, barn doors can save you a bunch of money too. The easy installation process enables homeowners to do this project themselves and thus not have to pay a contractor.
Not to mention, these kits usually include door panels that you assemble yourself. Therefore, you can also avoid hefty shipping costs. =)
Save Money with a Complete Package:
Some people buy a door track kit and then pick out doors separately because they can truly design one-of-a-kind doorways. In fact, most rail kits don’t come with doors.
However, complete door kits like this typically give you a discount on materials since you’re getting everything as a bundle. Plus, you can still pick the color of wood that you want and the door handle style.
Note: By the way, this particular kit has interchangeable cross planks. In other words, you can customize the design of your doors simply by arranging the cross planks in different ways.
What Do the Double Barn Door Kits Include?
This complete barn door package includes both the metal overhead tracks plus the doors themselves. Compared to “track-only’ installationn kits, this bundle includes everything you need to install your new doors.
Not to mention, the barn doors come as wood planks that you assemble yourself. Therefore, you don’t have to pay expensive shipping fees, nor do you have to transport large doors on top of your vehicle.
Furthermore, all hardware and screws come in the package (so you don’t have to make additional purchases). Plus, the pine planks contain pre-drilled holes to make assembly much easier.
- 2 Sets of Wood Planks to Build 2 Sliding Doors
- 6-Foot Steel Tracks (2)
- 10 Rail Spacers (that hold the track out from the wall)
- 4 Rollers (that attach to the doors)
- 4 Door Stops + 4 End Caps
- 2 Floor Guides (to help the doors slide straight)
- 1 Connector (to fasten the 2 tracks together)
- All Hardware, Screws & Hex Key
Specs for the Complete Double Barn Door Kit:
- Door Dimensions: 84″ Tall x 36″ Wide x 1.5″ Thick
- 4 Color Options: Dark Walnut, Red Walnut, Dark Grey or Light Grey
- Material: Solid Pine Wood
- Finish: Pre-Stained
- Use: Interior
- Track Material: Steel
- Track Weight Capacity: 200 lbs
- Assembly Required
- Model: K Series
- Brand: Wellhome Inc
- Made in the USA
- Where to Buy the Barn Door & Hardware Kit
Double Barn Doors with Frosted Glass:
If you want to add privacy doors, but want to let light pass through into the space, you can get frosted glass door panels instead. For example, this kit features rustic grey wood framing with 12 small opaque glass panes.
Frosted glass doors work especially well in smaller rooms that don’t receive much light. Plus, they also feature a more custom-designed look.
Alternatively, you can get a bypass barn door kit in this style. Typically, you’ll see these on a closet where one door slides behind the other.
This also lets you match door sets, for example, a master bathroom doorway to closet doors. Who knew you could add that designer touch to your home yourself. š
Note: What if you don’t have a vertical surface over your doorway on which to attach the track?
In this case, you can use a ceiling track kit for double doors. Then, you just need to select the door panels you want to use.
