Can I use this as an alternative to a barn door? Attaching castors to bottom of door? And mounting it to a board above the door?
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I used this for a barn door style bedroom door. It has worked quite well. Mount this to the top of the door, and then you need some kind of guides on the bottom to keep the door from swinging. I mounted caster wheels to either side of the door near the bottom so it rolls smoothly and doesn't scratch, but I think pocket doors usually just use plastic guides. This certainly isn't as attractive looking as some of the barn door hardware, but it's not bad, and well worth the cost savings.
905967
no, this mount would work well for that application as well with the right type of hardware (bolts etc.) I used it in a wood beam application on a covered deck and it is awesome, put up in 5 minutes
306234
Yes. We mounted ours outside over the door to the back porch. Works great! We got it mainly as a "doggie door". Keeps the hot out and the cool in. Keeps the bugs out and I can leave the door open enough for the dogs to go in and out. We are very happy with it.
1727598
Yes you can - we do. It doesn't matknup the door frame any more than the bar already did. It is light so adds a very minimal amount of weight.
432518
Definitely not as the frame of the construction has to be resting on the outside of the door frame. So it would not be possible to open the door if it was mounted this way.
186881
I think that should work. I used it to hang doors that run on the outside of a closet, so this is similar to what I think you are trying to do. The 2x6 (which is really 1-1/2 inches thick) should be thick enough to mount the rail to, or really close to it. There will be about 1 inch vertical gap between the top edge of the door and the bottom edge of the track, so you may need something to cover that space. Let me know if you want pictures of the way it worked for me.
1313476
Could this be used on bottom of door instead of top/what do I use for this?
544771
I mounted mine on an aluminum storm door. The bottom panel is only about 1/8th inch thick and it works great. As long as your panel is bigger than the door (14.5 wide x 17.5 tall) you shouldn't have any problem. I bought new bolts to length instead of cuttng them.
648712
Yes, that is exactly what we did. My husband mounted two small strips of wood to the wall (because the board frame is not wide enough to reach two studs) and mounted the board to those strips. Works great.
633821
This is really designed for doors. The frame requires that you screw it in to something. If you were really ambitious, you could probably build a wooden frame into you screen door and then attach this.As an alternative, I have seen, and actually have one, a wooden screen door that comes with a pet door flap. It works well.
673792
If you used an appropriate screw with anchor system you could (anchor because most doors are hollow core). If solid door no issue at all and a good idea. We have 4 of them. :)
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We use ours on a bunny hutch we made. The doors have doubled over chicken wire which is where we hook it. I wonder if there is a way you could get a small amount of chicken wire and mount it somewhere (like against a piece of wood or furniture you don't mind mildly defiling). It would not take a very large piece but it would have to be secured tightly so it didn't move while he was trying to drink. Hope you come up with something. Good luck.
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FYI, the other people who have answered are correct - you'll want to cut a board and use it to mount. It mounts very easily from that point and you will be happy with the result!
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I think you can mount it either way. I have an older model that I just mounted on top of the molding. The newest one went to my daughters house, and there was no molding on that door, so mounted it directly to the inside of the doorway. There "was" 2 x4's under the drywall, so there was something to bite into and hold the gate.
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The same as someone else responded to however the base is not intended for direct mounting. If you do decide to mount it using the base, I would first glue and screw it to a piece of wood cut to the same size as the base to ensure sufficient support.
832378
You could mount appropriate hinges in a stud and the side of this or similar unit. It only needs mounting as shown if you're using the door hinges.
1755453
This unit would not be practical to mount on the outside of a door, particularly if expesed to the weather. Also, it could easily be removed, so there is a security problem. Technically, it could do that whiich describe.