How To Lock A Sliding Barn Door From The Inside
The doors simply slide together and can be locked together.
How to lock a sliding barn door from the inside. Then fasten the fan blade to the doorway as shown in the picture. We just installed a metal barn door but the handle was not installed on it by the vendor. A teardrop sliding door lock is one option to consider for added privacy. My full review is on amazon if you want to purchase it.
The piece we used was a 1 x 10 and we cut it down to about 8 inches but you can vary that based on your handle and lock just make sure the handle fits. For double barn doors a sliding barn door latch isn t too difficult to find or install. The fan swings back and forth flush against the wall to lock and unlock so you don t have to worry about it sticking out. Diyhd stainless steel lock for.
It is easy to lock a barn door from the inside with a sliding barn door lock. First attach the latch groove to the sliding door. How to add a lock to a barn door handle cut out to begin we grabbed a piece of wood we literally have enough left lying around that it prevents most trips to the store these days. We want only one handle so we can open it all the way but can t figure out how to install the handle and afix to door without it coming through to the inside of the door.
When the door is closed place the hook into the eye that sounds painful to lock the barn door from the inside. Consider the type of barn door. I used this on my sliding barn door for privacy lock to the bathroom. In addition you secure the fan to the side of the doorway where the door hangs when open.
The lock mounts to a door jamb to keep out prying eyes and keep barn doors shut. Similar to the smartstanard latch lock this hook and eye latch lock works in a similar manner. If you prefer to shop on amazon here is a very. It is easy to mount we wrote a whole blog post on how to add this lock to your barn door and is inexpensive.