U-MAX 6.6 FT Sliding Barn Wood Door Basic Sliding Track Hardware Kit (Basic "J")

The Barn Door system is a great value for the Price. This was about 3x more expensive at the big box hardware store.The product was packaged very well with all parts individually wrapped and secure in the box. Most of the accessories were placed in individual boxes to prevent damage during transport.The hardware appears to be solid. The bolts and nuts seem to be enamel painted black and have a slightly different texture tha the rails and J-hook. You really have to look hard to see the difference. The black enamel looks like it matches common black enamels like model paint or nail polish. The rail comes in 2-peices and when assembled, causes a very slight noise when the door passes.For my purposes, I needed about a 10-foot rail to hang two doors and found purchasing 2-systems to be the best option. I first found the studs, then dry fitted the system studs to determine the best way to hand it. I had to drill one additional hole to line up with a misplaced stud. I recommend using a drill press.The holes all 16inches apart. I had to cut the second system rail to fit the wall, giving me my extra length. I used a hacksaw and the cut took several minutes but is clean. The second rail fits nice with about a 1/16th inch gap. Definitely predrill your holes. Make sure the rail is tight to the wall before you hang the doors. I didn't and the rail flexed. Thankfully I checked my work and found the mistake.The door hardware was a little tricky. The instructions suggest using a 3/8th drill bit, but I found the hole very tight. A rubber mallet helped drive the bolts in. I improvised with the placement of the door hardware because the doors are not barn doors but reclaimed doors purchased from the ReStore.The doors hang well on the rail, but were a little finicky getting lined up. The stop that prevents the door from jumping the track seemed to get more in the way than it should. It took some moving the door back and forth to get it on the tracks. The doors fit about half an inch from the wall. This is not a weather tight door, definitely decorative.Slide the stops onto the rail. If you need a stop further than the first anchor bolt, you may have to unbolt the rail from the wall, put on the stop, then rebolt the rail. This is definitely a "plan ahead "moment.I included two pictures of the finished product. The doors line up well but have a slight gap. I figure that is user error.

Right out of the box we could tell this was a high quality kit. Very heavy, nice texture and seemed well made. We were a hair concerned after reading reviews about the two halves of the rail creating a little "bump" where they come together, but this one was actually pretty flush, so we were happy about that. At first glance the instructions seemed confusing and not very descriptive, but once we got going it wasn't too bad. Our door is 4x8 and very heavy maple plywood with MDF strips on the front. This seems to be holding it up no problem, it slides nice (one wheel is a little noisy, but not bad considering the weight of the door), and it looks great. It comes with adjustable stoppers you slide on the ends of the rail to control how far the door goes in both directions. These are not strong enough to stay in place if you push the door hard, but as long as you open close gently, no problem. If you have kids, it could pose a problem potentially, but our kids are grown so can't say for sure. I'd say it took us 2-3 hours in total to get the door hung. The hardest part was getting all the holes perfectly level, so the door wouldn't slide one way or the other. Luckily we put a header above our opening when we built so finding studs wasn't an issue. Overall we are really happy with the purchase and it was far less expensive than the big box home stores. I would recommend. (P.S. there are some small rubber stoppers that we did not use and actually have no idea why they are included. They are supposed to prevent rubbing, but that was not an issue with our install and we followed instructions pretty closely).

When this came and first thing I saw was "made in China" on every parts pkg I was totally disappointed but once removed and set out, it seemed pretty sturdy so gave it a whirl. The parts fit together well enough for the headrail (2 pcs) and the wheels glide very smoothly on it. All parts were well coated with the black paint and nothing chipped off. If follow directions carefully, this is time consuming but not difficult if you're a handyperson or have someone helping who is. Really pleased with the final look and works exactly as I expected it to.Couple things learned:1. MEASURE your barn door and opening exactly from various spots on the floor. We added 1 1/2" to the suggested measurements for the rail height and got a perfect 3/4" off the floor. Would've scraped using the directions numbers.2. PUT IN A HEADBOARD to mount the rail on. No one's house has 16" on center studs that will exactly fit a sliding door unless the house was constructed with plans pre-set for one to be installed.3. PRE-TEST ALL PIECES prior to installation. Rails in my pkg only fit one way and each piece had to go up individually before locking in center. Some screws fit different areas better than others.4. Takes two people to construct this and put up a finished door so be sure you have help. Multiple sockets, drill bits, tape measures, step stools, etc. need to be at hand or will frustrate yourself with many trips to accomplish the build.