In this case we used 1 long lag screws.
How to install hinges on a barn door.
Here is the link to build one.
Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil.
Standard on barn hinges are lag screws of sufficient length to anchor firmly into the structure door or shutter.
To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging.
Other kits give directions to install the rollers a certain number of inches from the edges of the door.
This length insured that the hinge fasteners went through the doors and into the battens securing the hinges and pulling the door elements together.
Some barn door hardware kits contain templates for locating the rollers and other items on the door and some doors have predrilled holes.
Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil.
The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim.
Use a utility knife to score the outline.
Barn door installation without removing door trim just a quick spackle we removed the standard sized existing basement door as well as the door hinges.