Sliding Barn Doors

Sliding barn doors are modern and a great way to close off a space with an existing door opening or that a traditional swinging door may not fit. Sliding barn doors offer visual privacy, but depending on the distance from the wall there can still be sight lines between the door and wall and they don’t offer the greatest sound attenuation due to the gaps. That said, they’re a great choice for many spaces!

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Barn doors usually slide on a track mounted above the door opening and mount to the top or side of the barn door depending on the hardware. There are many options and upgrades to these tracks and doors, including soft close mechanisms where you can start the barn door sliding, walk away, and it will modulate the closing to avoid slamming shut. Most barn door tracks have rubber bumper stops to limit their travel, but without the soft close mechanism it is possible that the door will shut with enough force to bump into the rubber bumper stop and open back up again.

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Attention To Detail

When installing a barn door it's critical that the track is perfectly level. The experts at Honestly Handy Winnipeg usually achieve this with a laser level If the track isn’t level the door will seem to have a mind of its own and favour one side making it hard to keep open or hard to keep closed. It is also very important that the track is securely mounted, usually to wood studs in a typical house. 

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Barn doors can be a great option for a variety of uses and spaces. They come in all shapes and sizes and can even be custom made and painted to suit the space perfectly.