TRADITIONAL or HOUDINI CONCEALED SLIDING DOOR HARDWARE
Traditional barn door hardware or concealed
Traditional barn door hardware is shown throughout this catalog ( see page 10 ) and features visible door rails mounted to the wall . The barn door used with this traditional hardware hangs from visible door rollers which roll on the door rail . All of the weight of the barn door is supported by these rollers and the wall-mounted door rail .
The patent pending Houdini Hardware™ features concealed rails and rollers — this hardware is not visible on the wall , as it is mounted at the bottom edge and the back top edge of the door . Wheels mounted at the bottom of the rolling / sliding door roll directly on the floor , and carry 100 % of the weight of the door . Since the door rolls on the floor , this system is not compatible with most carpet — only a very tightly weaved carpet may be compatible . The hardware is easily mounted on the wall , and is not visible even when the door is fully open or fully closed . An aluminum door track is mounted on the back of the door at the top edge . This Houdini Hardware requires doors that are 1-3 / 8 ” to 1-3 / 4 ” in thickness , and no more than 48 ” wide , with a weight of less than 175 pounds . Order two Houdini Hardware kits for a double-door installation .
The Wall Mount is fixed to the wall at the top of the rolling door with 6 fasteners . Two rollers guide the door and keep it attached to the wall . The Wall Mount is 5.9 ” wide and features a vertical adjustment knob and two safety anti-jump guides to keep the door secured to the wall . The Houdini Hardware also features 2 Soft-Close Dampers that will engage when opening and closing the door to provide a smooth , safe operation .
The Houdini Bottom Track includes 4 wheels — 2 wheels on each end of the track . These two pairs of wheels keep the door rolling smoothly even across grout lines on tile floors or joints on a wood floor . This black anodized aluminum Bottom Track can be quickly mounted under the door ( Surface Bottom Mount – drawing at left below ) or may be mounted inside the bottom edge of the door ( Recessed Bottom Mount – drawing at right below ) to completely hide the track ( drawing at right below ). This requires a wood door that is 1-3 / 4 ” thick and a routed side-to-side slot in the bottom edge of the door .
Surface Bottom Mount
Recessed Bottom Mount
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