The first device is a teardrop or fan shaped lock which comes in 2 parts.
Do sliding barn doors lock.
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.
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Adding a lock to a sliding barn door is a step toward making your barn much more secure.
So despite the fact that the doors were in tact and looked amazing there was no real finished look to them and they certainly didn t lock.
First attach the latch groove to the sliding door.
To lock it from the inside is much easier.
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Yet one quick look and you can see that because of the way they re installed single hung barn doors aren t typically meant to be locked no lock no key no dice.
There are many kinds of locks that you can install on your door.
Locking a sliding barn door from the outside is definitely trickier but there are a few options available.
But in some situations your only option might be to do it from the outside.
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Purchase a door that s as tall as the opening height or opening plus trim and 2 inches wider than the door frame to cover the entire opening.
The doors simply slide together and can be locked together.
For example if it s an exterior sliding barn door and you have no other passage door available.
For double barn doors a sliding barn door latch isn t too difficult to find or install.
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Some popular features for sliding door locks are easy installation and fail safe.
However the simplest as well as most cost effective method of locking your barn doors is using a hasp lock.
The fan blade and the latch groove.
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Then fasten the fan blade to the doorway as shown in the picture.