Barn Door Into Metal Studs

Frameport 36 in x 84 in espresso stained wood pine barn door hardware included item 1454624.

Barn door into metal studs.

To date i ve installed a 1x4x80 wood backing board across 5 metal studs with strap toggles going through the studs. I chose to tackle step one installing the barn door track with the existing closet doors still attached. They re long enough to go through all the drywall and can support more weight per screw. However when i started to act on that advice i realized that my house has metal studs so i m back to get advice on how best to finish this project.

The rail is 78 75 and the door is 96x36. Once it s level locate the studs above the door opening and install the headboard. Split barn door 36 in x 84 in white prefinished 2 panel molded composite barn door hardware included item 1604351. I purchased a 42 barn door from rusticahardware.

Stud bar is a gym quality welded 14 gauge steel bomb proof pull up bar. Hello all this may not be right forum but here goes. And being in a condo i m unfortunately plagued with metal studs. I recently posted about a barn door project i m working on and received some great advice from the diy community about how best to mount the rail from the available studs.

The door is solid mdf and weighs 200 lbs including the metal rail and sliding wheels. Instead of the anchors you ve been looking at though i would go with toggle bolts. I realize these are designed to lag bolted into wood studs but i am looking to install onto wall with metal studs. I am looking for advice.

Weight is approx 300 with all hardware. If you don t have the room check out our tutorial on how to install a bypass barn door and hardware. For pricing and availability. I was hoping that the doors would protect the stuff in.

If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses. Edit missed the metal stud discussion at first for metal studs especially aluminum i would continue on with your idea of load balancing with anchors. When installing the railing system you must make sure that it s level across the top. I m excited that the new barn door system will allow us to open the barn door and see into the entire closet which will also give us better access to the crawl space.