Install the soft close mechanisms before hanging the door slabs.
Sliding barn door gap fix.
Worn wheels a common sliding barn door problem is worn track wheels.
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.
You may need or want a smaller or larger door.
Usually they become worn down by traffic and may have to be re leveled and reinstalled.
Install the soft close mechanisms before hanging the door slabs.
Screw a board to the bottom of the door you will have to remove the door.
Or you can get a track joiner if you want the doors to be able to slide to either side.
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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.
You can modify a door stop included to cover the gap between rails if you prefer a seamless look.
Decide how tall your door will be.
This step may not be included in your hardware instructions if you bought them separately.
Close the barn door and notice how tightness and uniformity of the gap.
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.
Use a rot resistant wood either treated lumber or cedar so that you won t have to replace it later and then install a rubber gasket.
You can modify a door stop included to cover the gap between rails if you prefer a seamless look.
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Our front door entry is barndoors leading to a vestibule with french doors.
Or you can get a track joiner if you want the doors to be able to slide to either side.
For the best seal my recommendation would be some pieces of weatherstripping or gasket.
This is an easy fix.
And i have a barn door to my ba from our mbr.
Glue nail some flat molding wood with a 1 4 overlap on the door to cover the gap.
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.
Id leave it alone.