How to add a lock to a barn door handle cut out to begin we grabbed a piece of wood we literally have enough left lying around that it prevents most trips to the store these days.
How to lock a sliding barn door from the inside.
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The piece we used was a 1 x 10 and we cut it down to about 8 inches but you can vary that based on your handle and lock just make sure the handle fits.
We just installed a metal barn door but the handle was not installed on it by the vendor.
It is easy to lock a barn door from the inside with a sliding barn door lock.
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When the door is closed place the hook into the eye that sounds painful to lock the barn door from the inside.
First attach the latch groove to the sliding door.
In addition you secure the fan to the side of the doorway where the door hangs when open.
Consider the type of barn door.
It is easy to mount we wrote a whole blog post on how to add this lock to your barn door and is inexpensive.
A teardrop sliding door lock is one option to consider for added privacy.
I used this on my sliding barn door for privacy lock to the bathroom.
We got this tear drop lock from the home depot.
Similar to the smartstanard latch lock this hook and eye latch lock works in a similar manner.
Then fasten the fan blade to the doorway as shown in the picture.
We want only one handle so we can open it all the way but can t figure out how to install the handle and afix to door without it coming through to the inside of the door.
This lock can be used for locking windows shutters barns sliding and double doors gates garage and shed doors.
For double barn doors a sliding barn door latch isn t too difficult to find or install.
The lock mounts to a door jamb to keep out prying eyes and keep barn doors shut.
My full review is on amazon if you want to purchase it.