Sliding barn doors hang on a rail system that permits them to move back to open and shut. This not only removes the requirement to permit for extra floor space that a swing operation would require, it is often a requirement considering their normal dimensions and weight. While these doors typically resemble their namesakes, the machine may be used with almost any door.
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You may picture this barn door really on a barn, but it works just as well indoors. The original benefit of a barn door rail program was that it slid open even in snow.
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Sliding barn doors may either open to a side or slide apart, like these glass panels.
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This staircase has a pocket built into the first four steps so that the barn door may slide in the space.
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A barn door may slide open a little or a lot without taking up extra floor space.
Any doorway, flashed or new, may be hung with a sliding barn door rail system. If you’d like a glossy look, holes may be filled and hinge recesses may be planed off easily; however, this vintage door still has the original swing door hardware on it.
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