Use a color that matches the door or the trim in your home.
Interior barn door header board.
To secure the track to the wall and add support for the heavy barn door cut a 1 x 4 mounting board the same length as but a little wider than the track.
It will help create a gap between the door and frame.
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Use the drywall anchors spacers and lag bolts to secure the mounting board.
It is advised not to install the track directly into the drywall so we first needed to install a header board above our door opening.
In this project the mounting board was painted black and the edges rounded slightly for a more finished appearance.
A backer board is only required if you don t have this much space available see steps 3 5 below.
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There should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.