Or you can get a track joiner if you want the doors to be able to slide to either side.
Sliding barn door gap fix.
Usually they become worn down by traffic and may have to be re leveled and reinstalled.
Screw a board to the bottom of the door you will have to remove the door.
You can modify a door stop included to cover the gap between rails if you prefer a seamless look.
Close the barn door and notice how tightness and uniformity of the gap.
This step may not be included in your hardware instructions if you bought them separately.
Keep in mind this is for a 36 door.
Id leave it alone.
Worn wheels a common sliding barn door problem is worn track wheels.
And i have a barn door to my ba from our mbr.
It looks like the gap is caused by the hardware for this barn style door which is a common scenario.
Glue nail some flat molding wood with a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap.
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For the best seal my recommendation would be some pieces of weatherstripping or gasket.
If it s more than 1 4 inch or greater at the top or bottom cut and attach a wood shim to close up the gap.
Decide how tall your door will be.
This is an easy fix.
You can modify a door stop included to cover the gap between rails if you prefer a seamless look.
This step may not be included in your hardware instructions if you bought them separately.
You may need or want a smaller or larger door.
Our front door entry is barndoors leading to a vestibule with french doors.
You can narrow the gap but you won t have true privacy or sound proofing with a barn door period.
These are the wheels at the base of the door that grip a small piece of metal and are supposed to help close the door easily.
In the picture you show you could place one piece vertically on the wall side of the door on the end the picture was taken.
Either get a tension rod that fits the opening of the barn door and slip a curtain s ove the tension rod or mount a curtain rod over the doorway portion on the inside of the bathroom and hang from there.
Install the soft close mechanisms before hanging the door slabs.
Or you can get a track joiner if you want the doors to be able to slide to either side.