One of my daughters has asked me to make a "barn door" for her kitchen remodel.  Other than the track and wheel system it is hung from, how do you keep it from banding into the baseboard or flying away from the  wall.  Is this part of the hardware package?

I seem to recall that, on one I saw installed, that there's a floor mounted retainer, or two, on the open side. Possibly, one on the closed side as well. 

Do an image search for    barn door guides    and choose a barn door kit that includes the type you may prefer.

Being an expert on these type doors from watching ALL of the home improvement shows that cable carries (, covid forced me to do a lot of things I didn't want to do) I know some of the sets come with a little guide of some sort that fastens to the floor. This is little more than a set of fingers that extend up past both sides of the door to keep it from swinging in or out from the wall. No idea if they all come with it, but it seems like they would.

barn door: we didn't plan ahead for a pocket door.

3 hours ago, DAB said:

barn door: we didn't plan ahead for a pocket door.

 

You need to watch more TV.  Barn doors on home interiors are the hit right now. 

I did one (actually a double set) that had a single plastic guide that screwed to the floor.  It required a routed groove or a saw kerf in the bottom of the door.  Not much fun, and I would look for a different setup another time.  And you either install it on the trim, or add a board so it clears the trim.

15 hours ago, HandyDan said:

 

You need to watch more TV.  Barn doors on home interiors are the hit right now. 

we see plenty of these "cool trends" on tv.  pass on most of them.

 

"let's take down a wall and lose space for cabinets!"  yay!

 

"let's install a 'rustic' barn door in our 10 year old modern house with all the modern features"  yay.

16 minutes ago, DAB said:

"let's take down a wall and lose space for cabinets!"  yay!

 

I'm wondering if that's what happened in Florida.

 

Was included in the hardware package when I made mine. I cut a groove in the bottom of the door, so the retainer is concealed.

Should say the retainer was included in the hardware kit. The plastic dealy didn't last long, I replaced it with a piece of aluminum angle stock

Edited June 26, 20214 yr by Kenny Tarmack
Had to add more subject

Kenny, that's a beautiful set of doors, well done. Does the left door slide over that wall hanging?

3 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Kenny, that's a beautiful set of doors, well done. Does the left door slide over that wall hanging?

Yes it does, the bathroom door also slides over it when open, having problems posting more pics, will keep trying. Pic sizes are 9-10 mb??

BTW, the groove in the bottom of the door sounds like a much better idea than a guide that spans either side. Well done!

Nice doors ! One way to make the bottom guides is to cut the slot and then use a piece of painted metal angle that can be screwed to the floor for the guide. 
Paul

Daughter visited this week.  They are looking for hardware.  I didn't tell her, but I think what they want to do is not possible.   They want a surface mount, two doors that roll in front and behind each other as there is not room on either side  for them to roll out.  Time will tell.  In the meantime, I have other projects.

18 hours ago, kmealy said:

Daughter visited this week.  They are looking for hardware.  I didn't tell her, but I think what they want to do is not possible.   They want a surface mount, two doors that roll in front and behind each other as there is not room on either side  for them to roll out.  Time will tell.  In the meantime, I have other projects.

Sounds like a job for an engineer or some added overhead timbers

On 7/8/2021 at 6:03 PM, kmealy said:

two doors that roll in front and behind each other as there is not room on either side  for them to roll out.

sounds like the closet doors in the one bedroom...  hang off a double aluminum track and generally work ok (as long as the kids aren't wrestling and knock them off the track).