This is because the opening was about 80 but there was only 12 of wall on each side of the closet opening previously covered with a pair of bi fold doors made two big mistakes.
Two barn doors side by side with 12 in between.
You ll need to make sure they hang straight and there are no gaps in between the two doors when they slide shut.
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Rustic unfinished 2 panel v groove pine wood interior barn door with oil rubbed bronze hardware kit model up2500 4284 10b 12.
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Two barn doors will be more expensive than one but there are situations where double barn doors will fit your space and design plan better.
This is what the other side of the barn doors look like when they are closed.
Standard barn door sizes most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so.
We had a small 1 2 gap near the bottom when we tried the first time.
Space is the first consideration when deciding what type and size of barn door to hang.
Double barn doors also known as bi parting doors can function as traditional interior sliding doors pocket doors bypass sliding doors bi fold doors and more.
Once you ve bought the correct size door and hardware open the package and make sure you have all the right pieces.
You can either buy two complete barn door sets see below for the doors we used or you can buy two sets of hardware and two door slabs.