This application is great for areas where barn doors are desired but there isn t adequate room on either side of the opening for the door to slide.
Sliding barn door from the other side.
The final option is bypass doors.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
In this application the doors overlap and slide over one another so that half of the opening is accessible at any time.
If you look on the hardware store websites their barn doors only come with one handle.
You ll need at least as much space on the outside of the door as on the inside to allow room for the door to slide out of the way.
Instead of fastening the barn door rail to drywall first screw a ledger board to the wall studs for a sturdier mounting surface that allows the hanging door to clear the door frame.
However it is possible to install a flat door handle a flush handle similar to what is used on pocket doors or a lock to close the door from the inside.
If you put a handle on that side it won t rest against the wall when it s open.
First be sure you have enough room for barn doors.
Most sliding barn doors are designed to only be opened from one side since the wall would get in the way of the handle.