S&Z TOPHAND 24in x 84in Double Unfinished British Brace Knotty Barn Door with 8FT Sliding Hardware Kit/Solid Wood/Double Surfaces

Ordered this 54 x 80 door as a "kit" - somewhat skeptical about receiving a pile of wood from overseas & hoping it would all fit together, and work. My skepticism was not warranted, and I was not disappointed.It arrived with two damaged boards (decorative diagonals). Went to a link on the company's website, which was provided with the shipping confirmation, and within 4 days had two perfect replacements in hand, via Fed Ex. Impressive. Very easy to put together, but do recommend unpacking boards and allowing wood to adapt to local humidity. Assembly can be done with one person, but recommend two because of the size of this particular door.Spruce was good quality, pre-cuts dead on, and with a little pre-painting touch sanding it prepped and took paint well. Instructions were good, though almost intuitive to assemble, and heavy-duty hardware attached easily and worked well, and smoothly.Added this to a large doorway in a newly remodeled walkout basement bedroom, and in addition to saving money adds a nice, unique look for overnight guests. Would buy it again.

The door arrives in a long heavy box.You might need 2 people to move it. It was very well packed. I assembled the door as soon as I unpacked the box. All of the wooden parts fit together perfectly. A few taps with a hammer and the door was reasonably square. I didn't get any slivers. The wood needed sanding before we varnished. It's not a piano, but a barn style door. The cross pieces were countersunk but not predrilled. I countersunk them deeper. Then pre drilled the holes when the wood started to split.The hardware seems sturdy. The door rolls smoothly. The spacers allowed enough room from the wall so I could leave the old door frame trim in place. CAUTION: the predrilled holes in the track may not line up with your studs. I had to drill several new holes.I'm very pleased with is product.

I am a female with some carpentry experience & confidence. This 54" wide door was both a challenge & rewarding to complete. Due to its width it was heavy, bulky and awkward & I needed another hand for moving it around.The seller quickly replaced a couple cracked boards (at or near the tongue and groove areas) and very cupped pieces, but I accepted any that were just imperfect as long as they were sound, since this is a BARN door. I learned long ago that it is important to keep all your wood stored flat, and this pine is no exception. It is newly cut and not fully dried.Thanks to other reviews, I decided I'd have a painted finish in case there were glue residue issues, but warmed it up by staining the header & added separately-purchased handles from a U.S. craftsman. I also replaced the stops with 2 spring-loaded stops and the plastic floor guide with an aluminum one, both sold on Amazon. I hung the door so low that only a roller guide or filed off metal guide would work, which is what I did.Probably because my door had to be so wide for my application, during construction it was really tricky to get all wood pieces aligned and seated, so my husband bought me straps and made me up some pipe clamps, all of which I used VERY slowly and carefully, checking my progress and listening for crackling so I didn't break or crush any wood pieces.The fact I had to set this aside for months at a time, for various reasons, allowed the new wood to dry out somewhat. So happily that meant there was no shrinkage after assembly happening 8 months after I bought it.The instructions are inadequate, so God Bless all Amazon and Youtube warrior/reviewers--you helped take me to the finish. Also my husband for helping me remove or further drive in about 3 of the final long lags. Predrilling those holes some more and using wax on the lags helps a lot.The cross braces are secured by black screws, which I didn't like (looked like buckshot or little raisins on the white surface in my opinion), so I purchased white headed Phillips Screws, which makes them look delightfully painted over. You could paint the black ones supplied, but I liked screws that had bigger heads which the white ones I bought had. I then used black aging wax to accent them, as well as to accent whatever edges of the door planking didn't stand out from the white paint. The white paint matched it to our other regular doors, but the wax accents gave it character.Before painting your door, you should take a measurement from opposite corner to opposite corner to make sure it is squared up. I couldn't get this big boy squared within a 1/4" on each of the 2 cross measurements, but luckily our old house's imperfections (1960s crooked, modified door frame and molding, wall slightly leaning in, etc) combined with it to work out just fine. It moves smoothly and quietly. I would gladly build a smaller door next time, but this bigger door was a challenge I am proud to have completed.

This was our first time building and installing barn doors. We are not DIY project amateurs, but these were tough! The assembly was fine. No issues on the hardware or wood planks. We stained ours black for a rustic look. The difficulty was hanging them and installing the track. Thank goodness we read other reviews that pointed out the weight of these doors! The track itself is super heavy. We didn’t bother with the flimsy track hardware in the package. Instead we purchased heavy duty lag bolts and toggle bolts (6” each - could’ve been safe with 5”) to be 100% sure this door would stay up! Ours required a header piece to allow for a gap when sliding due to our door frame trim. (For a header piece we used a 2x4x8 for our 48” wide door, and a 2x4x6 for our 36” door)This takes at least two people to install and lots of patience! The instructions are garbage, but the reviews and videos help. Very smooth sliders and nice quality handles. They turned out great! 🖤