How to secure bottom of barn door?
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Elaine
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Our barn doors look great in the hall way but they need to be secured at the bottom from swinging out. any suggestions?
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The bottom guide is barn door hardware that plays a critical role. It keeps barn doors from swinging out of place and causing damage to baseboards and walls. It’s sole purpose it to keep sliding barn doors moving in a straight line. These can be found on both wooden and glass barn doors.
Add a plastic runner to the floor to capture the bottom. Sliding Closet doors would be an example.
So think that's how they are.
If they are not hanging parallel to the wall, they just need to be adjusted; advice on that should be available online. If they are moving around when bumped but normally hang straight, a hardware store should have, or be able to order, a small track you could attach to the floor . Not a full door width, maybe 2/3 inches which you could put near the door edge. Similar to what is used for sliding closet doors. (Our new shower doors are barn door style and the bottom “track” is 2 inches long).