3.5FT/42 Bi-Folding Sliding Barn Door Hardware Kit,Heavy Duty Roller Track Kit for 2 Doors Side Mounted,Smoothly and Quietly,Easy to Install,No Door Panel,Black

I found the hardware material quality and fastener engineering to be quite good. The rail comes in pieces, but once bolted to the wall it makes no difference in the sturdiness. Some people have commented that they had to hammer the rail pieces together, which is not at all necessary. Simply fit them together and install the hat-section grommet to hold them. I found it helpful to drill a hole in a scrap piece of lumber and use a tapered drift punch to round out the hole and draw the pieces together just a bit, before installing the grommet (see pictures). Use a soft-faced mallet to drive in the grommet, which will avoid marring the finish. The holes in the rail are 16” on center, but unless you build the wall with that in mind, the odds of them lining up with your studs are not good. The hardware, rail and doors are going to be heavy and in constant use, so I would not recommend using wall anchors of any kind. Use a cleat secured to the framing studs to keep it solid. You will need to space it away from the wall anyway, so that it can pivot without interference. You may need to cut away a portion of your baseboard, in any case. I made the door halves from 3/8” tongue and groove pine beadboard with a frame of 1x4 pine stiles & headers, and 1x6 footers on both sides. This makes the door 1-7/8 inches thick. You will want that extra thickness for drilling the 5/8” pivot pin hole in the bottom of the outside half. I glued all the door pieces during assembly, then used 1” drywall screws to draw it all together without having to clamp anything. Carefully measuring out for the screw spacing and marking them with pencil dots kept it symmetrical, but still gave it a rustic look. I laid out around $55 per door half for materials, which is way cheaper than the cheapest (junky) things you can find off-the-shelf. Yes, it took some time to lay it out, but it is not that technically difficult. Since I used this for a bathroom door in our master suite, I overlapped the door by 3 inches on each side for increased privacy. I also added a handle on the bathroom side to help pull it closed, but it easily tucks into the recess formed by the stiles when the door is fully open (folded). I put the outside knob on the pivot side so that it does not protrude into the doorway when it is open. It is as effective as a traditional sliding barn door, without taking up so much wall space. Not only is this very functional, it is way more aesthetically pleasing than a traditional bifold door. In my own humble opinion, it is a much better alternative to a pocket door as well, since it is completely accessible for maintenance. The composite rollers make the action very smooth and quiet. We are older, and staying asleep is sometimes a problem, so we appreciate that there is no clicking or thumping when the door is opened or closed during the night. Of course, your door construction will play a part in this, but the hardware itself is superior. I have received lots of compliments on this, and am planning to replace all of the in-frame bi-folds on our closets with them. I am very pleased with the quality, price and end result of this purchase.

Ok so this wasn’t crazy easy for me but the end product is beautiful. There was a lot of measuring to figure out exactly where to put the metal bar. The door tends to peek open an inch so I’m assuming the pin at the bottom was positioned too far out? I don’t know :( Anyways it’s a good quality product. The value of money is spot on. Not completely easy to install but maybe I’m an idiot. Overall I like it.

Very high quality rollers. Solid Hardware. Minus one star as the instructions are tough to read. It would be better to have a QR code to a video on You Tube. FYI, This isn't something you can assemble with the tools in your junk drawer. You need a drill, full set of drill bits, screw driver, socket set, and level.

Looks exactly as I Wanted Very solidly built. The hardware is great for small spaces that you just want to spruce up. I want to use this hardware on all my barn door now. very impressed with the look and functionality of it when I was finished. We purposely waited to write a review. I am pretty handy and installed this myself. The bifold doors cover our laundry area and cleaning supplies. These doors are used multiple times on a daily basis and we’ve had zero issues. The track kit is very sturdy and strong! I was on the fence at first about buying this because there were minimal reviews. So I decided to take the plunge, buy it, use it, and write my own review based on our experience. I’m so glad we bought this! It functions perfectly each time and we receive many compliments on how it looks.

Just as described and simple step by step instructions

Worked perfectly for our needs

This barndoor hardware is not as expected. The bar comes in pieces, and the pieces do not fit together properly for a straight bar. The connectors included require you to hammer the pieces together, which results in a crooked bar. Mine also got scarred up by the intense hammering in an attempt straighten the bar (even though I covered it with a cloth). A better design would use nuts/bolts to secure the pieces together, and a solid one-piece bar would be preferable. Additionally, the wood dowels for mounting are completely inadequate. Large toggles are needed if not srewing directly into studs. This was a complete waste of money.

In short because it said my last attempt to leave feedback violated terms so here it is short Pro, Hardware it self still working, bar= multiple sections held together by a drive pin and then the mounting bolt goes through the pin(around 3/8. If you mount all the mounting bolts straight and level on a solid surface capable of holding the weir you will be fine. Cons= for my 1-1/2 thick door the screws for the hinges holding the two doors together poked the veneer up about 1/8” on the opposite side. Another con= the screws supplied to mount the hinges and the floor pivot point are some sort of a aluminum (so is the bar) As a result for solid true wood you must predrill or some of the screws will ether snap on installation, or round out the head(#3 tip required)