By following these steps, you can confidently measure your door opening for a barn door, ensuring a perfect fit and a stylish addition to your home or office space. Happy measuring and happy decorating!
]]>When many people have the same interior design trends that you do, you may want to diversify your home by adding a unique spin to a modern classic. A great way to individualize your sliding barn door is to add custom treatments to better match your home’s aesthetic. Here are some creative examples of how!
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Paint
An obvious way to provide your sliding barn door with customized treatments is to paint it your favourite colour(s). The sky is the limit when you choose to paint your door with one solid colour, stripes, your favourite quotes, drawings, or anything else your mind can come up with. This is a particularly good choice for children’s rooms and playrooms to show off personality and creativity.
Chalkboards and Whiteboards
Sliding barn doors are already considered very functional and serving to homeowners, however, there are treatments that can help your sliding barn door become multipurpose. A sliding barn door in a kitchen, front foyer, living room, or anywhere else that may be high traffic can be finished with chalkboard paint or whiteboard stickers to become a place where family members can leave notes, reminders, and calendars.
Mirrors
If you have a sliding barn door in your bathroom or in your closet, a great way to make it into a multipurpose surface is to stick mirror decals or a full-length mirror onto the door. This allows you to have extra mirrors while getting dressed or doing makeup, plus, mirrored surfaces help to make small rooms appear larger.
Collage
When it comes to photos of family and friends, there’s no such thing as too much. A great way to artfully display your favourite pictures is to create a collage on your sliding barn door with them! This is an especially valuable idea for areas like hallways, living rooms, and kitchens where you would usually display your treasured family photos.
Wallpaper
Not interested in painting your own print by hand on your sliding barn door? No worries! A great treatment option is to wallpaper all or parts of your door. Wallpapers come in all different kinds of unique prints and artful designs that will help you express your home’s individuality with a simple peel and stick.
Personalization by Viba and Hardware Options
Stains
The most traditional of the treatments for your sliding barn door is to stain it to better fit your aesthetic. With hundreds of shades and stains to choose from, it’s easy to find the right stain to match your home and your personality.
Barn Door Hardware
A great way to personalize your sliding barn door is to use hardware that is high-quality and that fits in your home’s aesthetic. If you don’t wish to paint or customize the door yourself, you can show your personality and taste in its hardware. Vibe offers several different styles of sliding barn door hardware from rustic to ultra-modern to help you express your individuality and taste.
Accessories
Make your sliding barn door more functional for your home and your needs by adding barn door accessories through Viba. Our accessories include locks, bottom tracks, and handles to not only revitalize the look of your door, but also to make it far more functional. Accessories give your door personality while also giving it the benefits of a traditional swinging door without taking up the space.
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"I had installed a barn door with the hardware from one of the big box stores. Last week, my two-year-old daughter grabbed the handle and the door came off the track and almost fell on her - thank God it hit one of the bulkheads in the basement and got stopped. I realized that the hardware for our barn door did not include anti-jump blocks or disks. The big-box store by my house no longer carries that model door and they do not sell the anti-jump blocks or disks. I'm hoping you can help me out."
Fortunately, we were able to provide this customer with sound advice to help them add more safety features to their sliding barn door; however, this started a bigger conversation around our shop about the importance of taking proper safety measures. Viba Barn Doors only sells safe products as our standard hardware has four separate safety features that ensure your door is safe.
Anti-Jump Blocks
Anti-jump blocks are small, rounded pieces of hardware that perform a very important task. They are mounted at the top of a sliding barn door to ensure safe operation by filling any empty space between the door and the barn door track, successfully preventing the door from lifting off the track.
Bottom Guides
The bottom guides serve an essential role in sliding barn door safety. This hardware is installed at the bottom of the door to ensure that your sliding barn door does not swing forward, away from the wall. Without a bottom guide, your barn door could potentially wear down its mounting, or swing forward and come away from the wall potentially coming off its track and falling creating a serious safety hazard. The guides also keep the door from swinging in and out as it rolls, and possibly damaging the door, baseboards or wall.
The Importance Of Leveling In Our Installation Guide
At Viba Barn Doors we stress the importance of ensuring you level your sliding barn door rail hardware to ensure a steady structure and eliminate the chance of your sliding barn door opening or closing on its own. When you install a sliding barn door off-level, you’re setting the door up for quicker wear and tear and unsafe opening and closing. Your level is your best friend during installation of your door.
Soft-Close Technology
Most of our sliding barn door hardware is equipped with soft-close technology, allowing the doors to stop slowly when opening or closing. This ensures that no one will hurt themselves by accidentally slamming their hand in the door when closing it, or pinching their fingers while trying to open it. Soft-close technology doesn’t just prolong the life of your hardware and reduce sound, it’s also an important part of overall barn door safety.
Thorough Instructions And Online/Telephone Support
Every Viba barn door comes with a thorough set of instructions that are also accessible online. These instructions teach homeowners (even first-time DIYers) how to properly and safely hang their siding barn door. On top of thorough instructions, the experts at Viba are able to take your calls or answer your questions through email if you come to any snags in the process. When you install a door from Viba Hardware, our experienced team is always ready to help you make sure the job is done correctly the first time.
Three Important Rules To Keep In Mind For Barn Door Safety
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Making The Most Out Of A Small Space
If you live in a condo, an apartment, small home or a cottage, you know the importance of making every square foot of each room count. So many Canadians with small homes and businesses choose to use sliding barn doors to help optimize and get the most out of their small space. Using a sliding barn door for your closet, your bathroom, or even in your hallways as opposed to a traditional swinging door will significantly reduce floor space and will help to simplify high-traffic areas.
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Creating Multi-Purpose Rooms
Part of space optimization is making sure that the flow and functionality of your home work for you. If you’re trying to make a large space work but the size of the space feels clunky and uninviting, you may want to consider sectioning that room off to create two rooms. Many homeowners benefit from using sliding barn doors to create two rooms, some choose to section off a space for a kid's playroom, an office, or an area for their television. By sectioning off one room into two with sliding barn doors, you can choose to open up the doors to allow space between the two rooms, or you can close the doors when you need a little extra privacy.
Create order and function with multi-purpose rooms
Storage Made Simple
A great way to make your space appear much more organized, modern and tidy is to discreetly hide your storage closets in a beautiful way. A sliding barn door simplifies the look of your room and makes it look less cluttered. If you have a storage alcove, laundry space in a bathroom or kitchen, or wall-to-wall shelving that you wish to cover, sliding barn doors are a great answer to your problem! Sliding barn doors cover the space in a stylish way and make accessing your storage when you need it very simple. Have the storage you need without the clutter by installing a sliding barn door.
Easy Open And Closing
Primarily, what makes a sliding barn door a great option for accessibility is how easy they are to use. At Viba Barn Doors, our sliding barn doors come with soft close technology, with easy sliding, and soft nylon wheels. This gives most people the ability to open our doors with even just with one hand and using less force to move.
Compact Design Allows For Increased Floor Space
Unlike a traditional doors that swings outward from its hinge, taking up floor space and potentially blocking the person who is trying to use it, a sliding barn door runs on a track along the wall. This means that a sliding barn door is a great option for homeowners who are looking for accessibility as they are easier to navigate since users don’t have to maneuver around a swinging door.
Hardware Placement Options
Easy-to-use handles that do not require grasping, twisting or special knowledge to operate helps to make a sliding barn door even more accessible and usable to everyone. If you require a lower door handle or privacy lock, you can have it installed exactly where you need it, unlike a mass-produced traditional door that has a preset handle and lock. Plus, our hardware is high-quality, strong, and very easy to use. Sliding barn doors do not require traditional floor tracks but use bottom guides attached to the wall preventing the risk of trip hazards over the door threshold.
Custom Sizes
What draws many homeowners to an accessible sliding barn door are the custom options. Since each door is made specifically for the individual ordering it, we produce the door that matches your requirements including size since many accessible homes include wider doorway openings.
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Timeless And Quality Canadian Wood
When ordering a sliding barn door from Viba Barn Doors, you know it is made in Canada from beautiful Canadian material. Our wooden doors are manufactured from thick, solid, Canadian wood that is durable, strong, and timeless. When ordering a generic sliding barn door or a sliding barn door from overseas, you are likely purchasing particleboard or other less durable materials. You can feel confident knowing that when you order from Viba, you’re getting a gorgeous and strong door made from responsibly sourced Canadian wood.
Expert Canadian Craftsmanship
Canada is synonymous with incredible craftsmanship and woodworking, from hearty log cabins to rich wooden furniture. At Viba, our passion is creating beautiful and elegant doors masterfully crafted by woodworkers with decades of experience. When you order a sliding barn door, you know you’re getting the absolute best craftsmanship Canada offers.
Shipping Throughout Canada
If you’ve tried to have large packages shipped throughout Canada before, you know how tricky it can be. How often have you attempted to check out on an American, international, or even Canadian website when you’re stopped because shipping isn’t available in your region. We ship our sliding barn doors all over Canada because we know that our customers deserve to reap the benefits of quality materials and fine Canadian craftsmanship. Whether you’re in Vancouver, Halifax or the even the continental United States, you can count on Viba to send you your sliding barn door efficiently and affordably.
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Easy Access To Your Clothing
A beautiful, smooth-moving sliding barn door can really help to create an easy dressing experience. Instead of opening and closing a traditional swinging door to your closet, you can choose to comfortably slide the door out of the way. No more standing between the door and the closet, feeling cramped, looking for the perfect outfit. Sliding barn doors are particularly beneficial in bedrooms with children and older people, as anyone can very easily and comfortably open and close them.
Space-Saving In Small Bedrooms
When you live in a small space like an apartment, a condo, or a small house, floor space is precious! If you’re looking for the best possible space-saving layout in your bedroom, a sliding barn door can be your closet’s best friend. Rather than swinging out into the room, the door slides alongside the wall; you’ll have more floor space for storage or furniture. Barn doors can even slide behind furniture!
Add Some Personality To Your Bedroom
One of the most common reasons that our customers choose to use a sliding barn door for their closet is the beauty they bring to any space. A great way to express your personality and your aesthetic taste in your bedroom is to find beautiful, high-quality (and even space-saving) features that work both functionally and aesthetically. From several different shades of wood stain to the option to paint the sliding barn door yourself, you can easily show off your personality with a sliding barn door as unique as you are!
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Like anything that you wish to install in your home, the quality of your sliding barn door matters. The better the quality of the door and the hardware, the longer it will last and the nicer it will look. At Viba Barn Doors, we individually make the most high-quality sliding barn doors made of properly kiln-dried and hand-selected 100% Canadian wood. This ensures that Viba doors don’t warp with seasonal humidity changes. A Viba door will last for years and will continue to look beautiful.
Many of our first-time customers ask us if they can achieve the same privacy as offered by a traditional swinging door with a sliding barn door, and the answer is yes! Our soft-close mechanism keeps the doors from accidentally opening when casually bumped., and you can also choose to install a privacy latch, This way, you can achieve all the privacy and accessibility of a traditional swinging door.
Installing a sliding barn door can’t be done just anywhere. You first need to make sure you have the right space for your door and its hardware. As a sliding barn door must be mounted on a track, you want a wall space that can accommodate the door movement. This is why it’s important to measure your space before ordering your door.
It’s vital that you have proper structural support for your barn door Simple anchors are not enough to mount a sliding barn door. If you are framing a new opening, support can be added between the studs before your drywall is installed. If you have an existing opening you would mount a header board on your wall. The header board is secured to your studs allowing the hardware to your header board to give the necessary structural support.
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1. The Door Should Be Wider Than The Doorway
A common mistake when ordering a sliding barn door is ordering a door the size of your door frame when in reality, it must be larger than the opening, for both esthetic and safety reasons. . As a general rule, we recommend that the door be a minimum of 2 inches wider on either side than the opening itself. If you have wider trim, you can make your door wider as well.
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What Is A Barn Door Header Board?
A header board (also known as a ledger board) is a piece of solid lumber that helps to distribute the weight of your door across the full length of the barn door rail and adds structural stability to your wall. The barn door header board is installed at the top of the doorway and replaces the need to open your wall cavity up and install additional blocking and structural support to the wall studs. A header board can both add to the aesthetic look of your home, or can be painted the same colour as the wall to let the hardware be the star!
Header boards have several purposes including:
Note that you should never use MDF, composite casings, or finger-jointed wood for a header board as they do not possess the capacity to hold your door up over time as they will flex and fail under load.
What Size Should A Header Board Be?
The size of your sliding barn door’s header board should be approx 1 inch thick and will vary in length depending on the size of your door/opening. For example, a small bathroom or pantry door will have a shorter header board, whereas a large custom door for a foyer or a double closet door will have a longer header board or even multiple header boards.
How To Install A Header Board
To best learn how to install a header board and sliding barn door in your home, consult our website’s installation guide here or, for more information or clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact one of our handy and expert associates here.
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]]>If you’re new to installing sliding barn doors in your home, you may have some questions about how it works, its level of difficulty to install yourself, as well as mistakes to avoid when putting one up in your home. Let the experts at Viba answer your questions with our handy barn door installation guide, a guide so in-depth and user-friendly that soon you’ll be a sliding barn door installation expert yourself!
Installation FAQs
When taking on a new project like barn door installation, it’s natural to have a few questions about the process. At Viba, we’re eager to help our customers and answer their questions and in turn, we’re met with many questions every day. If you have any questions about the barn door installation process, this part of the guide is for you!
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The Purpose Of Nylon Wheels
One of our favourite parts of our barn door hardware is the nylon wheels. Not only are nylon wheels durable, strong, and long-lasting, but they’re also great sound absorbers meaning that you won’t hear your sliding barn door move from one place to another. The only type of wheels that we sell at Viba is nylon because we truly trust them as the best material possible for our customers.
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Structural Support
Before installing a sliding barn door, it is important to understand how it’s going to work in your home including the type of structural support necessary to install it safely. If you’re unsure whether your home is ready to support the installation of a sliding barn door, this part of the guide is for you!
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Bottom Guide
When many homeowners install a sliding barn door, they’re not thinking about the bottom guide. This is a mistake because a bottom guide on a sliding barn door is necessary to preserve the structure of the door and your walls. Without a bottom guide, your sliding barn door is able to swing outward from the wall, causing damage to your home and the door itself.
Visit this page to learn more about bottom guides and their importance to barn door installation!
Mistakes To Avoid
Just like any DIY home project, it’s important to consider and avoid certain mistakes that could damage your home as well as your new door. This part of the barn door installation guide helps homeowners to recognize the most common installation mistakes and helps to make sure they’re avoided.
To learn more about common mistakes you may encounter while installing your sliding barn door, visit here!
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]]>Installing A Sliding Barn Door In A New Home
When considering installing a sliding barn door in your new home, there are several advantages that allow you to follow through. Primarily, when you live in a newer build, your doors, hallways, and windows are more likely to be the default size common in newer builds which allows easier access to doors and hardware.
However, it’s important to note that newer builds tend to be smaller, more compact, and more function-oriented than older builds, potentially giving you less hallway or room space. Aesthetically, a sliding barn door is a great choice in a new home as it’s a way to incorporate a modern yet timeless trend into any room and provides you with greater room space when you do not have to accommodate a traditional swinging door.
Installing A Sliding Barn Door In An Old Home
When considering installing a sliding barn door into your older home, there are several advantages, however, there may also a few complications you need to consider. Primarily, ensuring that your wall is structurally sound enough to carry a sliding barn door is a must. If you want to avoid opening up your plaster wall to add structural re-enforcement, a header board is an excellent solution.
As most older homes begin to settle and slant over time it is important to examine how level are your floors and how plumb your walls are. Think about the whole course your door will travel from the open to the closed position. Knowing if you have a high or low spot in your floor where the door will slide means you can adjust things prior to starting the installation of your door.
You must also consider that older homes may not have the default door size that’s used in builds today, which is why we offer custom sized doors to fit your specific application. Aesthetically, a sliding barn door is a great addition to an older home, especially a sliding barn door that fits a vintage aesthetic.
Custom Sliding Barn Doors Fit For Any Home
Regardless of if you’re installing a sliding barn door in a new home or an old home, you may experience the need for a custom sliding door to fit the space. With Viba, this is no problem at all! Our experts are eager to make the perfect sized custom sliding barn door for your home made of 100% natural Canadian wood. Whether you need a very narrow door for an older home or a large door for a new home’s tall ceilings, Viba is ready to provide you with the perfect sliding barn door for your space!
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Quality Production And Custom Fit
When you purchase a sliding barn door from a competitor, you may not be receiving the standard of quality you wished for. When you choose to order your sliding barn door from Viba, you can rest assured that each one of our Canadian-made doors is solid Canadian wood that doesn’t tarnish or break down quickly. From our doors to our hardware, everything we sell is high-quality, durable, and beautifully made. Plus, when you order from Viba, you have the choice to order your door custom manufactured to your home’s dimension, meaning each door is expertly curated for your home and your needs.
Guides From Start To Finish
If you’re interested in installing a barn door in your home, but you find DIY and self-installation projects somewhat intimidating, Viba is here to help make that process easier. Each of our complete sliding barn door kits comes with detailed instructions from beginning to end of the installation process, ensuring that you’re completely comfortable taking on the project. Our guides are very carefully and expertly written so anyone can handle the installation, however, we’re always happy to help over the phone with any questions or concerns you may have!
Ships Anywhere In North America
At Viba, we want our customers to have access to our phenomenal Canadian-made sliding barn door kits from anywhere in the country that they might live. Whether you’re in Whitehorse or Gander, Miami or San Diego, our custom barn door sliding kits can be shipped to your door, making the installation process as easy as possible. When you shop with Viba, you don’t have to worry about your sliding barn door kit being inaccessible to you or your region, we want everyone to be able to enjoy a quality, custom-made sliding door in their home!
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Door Guides
One of our most sensible, affordable, and necessary barn door accessories is our sleek and subtle door guide. Available in different styles, colours, and functions for whatever your home may need, our door guides help keep your sliding barn door in place and prevent it from swinging forward from against the wall. By installing this accessory, you’re making sure minimal wear and tear is set onto the door’s hardware, ensuring a long life with very little maintenance for your sliding barn door.
Privacy Latches
Privacy latches are the perfect accessory for barn door owners who love the look and feel of a barn door, but still wish to preserve their privacy when needed. Working similarly to a regular door lock, there is a teardrop shaped component attached to the wall, and a slotted attachment on the barn door. When you want more privacy, you simply drop the teardrop shape into the slot and the door locks!
Door Handles
If you’re interested in owning a sliding barn door, but want the convenience of a traditional door handle, we’ve got you covered. One of the most popular of our sliding barn door accessories is our outward door handles. These handles are slender and beautiful, but particularly functional as they help to easily slide your barn door back and forth without having to push on one end. There handles aren’t just beautiful: they’re very functional as they take any labour out of moving your sliding barn door.
For those who wish to have a handle installed on their barn door, but do not wish to take away from the overall sleek look of a flat barn door, there are recessed door handles. Essentially, a recessed door handle is a handle that goes inward instead of protruding outward. Recessed door handles are subtle yet just as effective as their outward counterparts.
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Fine Craftsmanship And Materials
When you invest in a Viba barn door, you’re investing in your home. All of our sliding barn doors are made from the finest Forest Stewardship Council Canadian hardwood or softwood lumber, a sturdy and thick cut of wood shaped masterfully for your home. Our expert craftsmen take pride in their work when building your barn doors, and you can expect that every Viba barn door will be well-made and able to last through many years of use.
Excellent Hardware For Easy Installation
What’s fine craftsmanship if a door’s hardware isn’t up-to-par? At Viba, every part of our barn doors is carefully constructed from the door itself to the hardware with which it’s installed. We offer beautiful stainless steel tracks, handles, and locks, as well as thick and sturdy nylon wheels for soft and quiet closing. When you choose to install a Viba barn door, you can rest easy knowing that the installation will be quick and easy, with quality hardware that stands the test of time.
Custom Made Doors For Your Home
If you have a smaller or larger-than-average space to place a sliding barn door, you may be out of luck if you choose to buy a premade big box door. When you choose to work with Viba, our expert craftsmen will custom make your barn door for your home, ensuring that you have the perfect barn door for wherever you choose to place it.
Treat your home to a beautiful Canadian-made barn door!
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]]>Starburst Solid Pine Barn Door
Our gorgeous Starburst barn door has had a lot of success in 2021 with its beautiful and intricate framed wood design, and its slender yet durable Canadian pine frame. Bring the Starburst barn door home and start the new year with a bang!
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Double X Solid Pine Barn Door
Wide entryways are no match for our Double X Barn Door! This wide yet elegant and traditional barn door design will provide the best of functionality, durability, and fashion to your home in 2022.
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Big X Solid Pine Barn Door
Phenomenal farm doors that fit big spaces can be hard to find, but not in 2022 and not at Viba! We’re pleased to show our customers the gorgeous Big X Solid Pine Door: a tall, sturdy barn door with the classic farmhouse aesthetic. You won’t believe how this beautiful door can transform your home!
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Craftsman Barn Door With Windows
Open up your space and bring light into the room with our beautiful Craftsman Barn Door With Windows. This compact and slender yet functional design can brighten any home with its beautiful windows and minimalist frame!
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Hardwood Farm Door Tee Model
Looking to bring the vintage farmhouse aesthetic into your home this 2022? Try adding a beautiful Hardwood Farm Door Tee Model to your space! This door is made with sturdy, durable, and classic Canadian hardwood to add elegance and sophistication to your home!
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“The Gears” Stainless Steel Barn Door Hardware With Soft Close Technology
Looking for something modern and sleek for your sliding barn doors this 2022? Look no further than our gorgeous “The Gears” stainless steel barn door hardware. Modernity meets functionality with this incredible barn door hardware!
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“Cottage Life” Barn Door Hardware With Soft Close Technology
Whether you’re looking to install this hardware at your cottage or your regular home, you can bring a bit of beauty from the sea into your space with our “Cottage Life Barn Door Hardware! Inspired by summer days spent on the boat, you’ll feel so cozy every time you look at your sliding barn door!
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Single Wheel Horseshoe Barn Door Hardware With Soft Close Technology
Create a cohesive farmhouse aesthetic by combining one of our gorgeous barn doors with our beautiful Horseshoe Barn Door Hardware! This hardware gives your door that extra push to present as a modern farmhouse dream and paired with our soft-close technology, there’s nothing better!
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“Racing Wheel” Barn Door Hardware With Soft Close Technology
Our beautiful and intricate design has created one of our favourite barn door hardware styles: The Racing Wheel, and it can be all yours in 2022. The delicate and beautiful wheel with intricate detail can make any barn door look all the nicer and more prominent in the home. Enjoy your home and your decor even more in 2022 with our Racing Wheel Barn Door Hardware!
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Loft Door Hardware Barn Door Hardware With Soft Close Technology
Looking for something sleek and simple that won’t take the focus away from your beautiful barn door? We’ve got you covered! Our Loft Door Hardware frames your barn door and helps it move smoothly and silently while also letting your barn door do the talking! Enjoy the minimalist look in 2022 with our Loft Door Hardware!
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2022 Colour Schemes
Although we offer a wide range of stains and finishes for our sliding barn doors, in 2021 we saw a lot of customers choose to paint or finish their own doors to better fit their unique styles. This gives the door a one-of-a-kind finish that is completely unique to our customers’ homes. If you’re wondering what colours are going to be popular for interior design in 2022, take a look at our projected list of popular colours:
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Aesthetics Are Everything
There’s a reason why you make your bed and the real estate agent puts out flowers before an open house: aesthetics are everything to potential buyers. A home with a beautiful paint job, great furniture, and beautiful modern doors is more likely to sell than a home that looks run-down and outdated. By adding a sliding barn door to your home, you’re giving your space a more modern and appealing look that potential buyers will notice!
Create Clean Lines
People are drawn to right angles, clean lines, and structure. By installing a sliding barn door in your home with its beautiful hardware and elegantly crafted Canadian wood, you’re creating a kind of dynamic framing in your home that regular swinging doors can’t accomplish. By installing sliding barn doors, you’re giving your home sleek, clean lines, making it look bigger, cleaner, and more modern.
Advertise A Functional Living Space
While aesthetics get potential buyers through the door, the usefulness and functionality of your living space secure the deal. By installing sliding barn doors in your home, you’re showing potential buyers that your home’s layout is thoughtful, space-saving, and ready for everyday life. Sliding barn doors save space and help open fully open rooms to the rest of the house. This is why the installation of a sliding barn door can really attract potential buyers to your home!
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Sliding Barn Doors In The Office
Your office is a space where professionalism and style meet functionality and efficiency; a sliding barn door epitomizes these qualities and could significantly improve your office space in several ways.
There are so many unique and functional ways a sliding barn door can be used in the office!
Sliding Barn Doors In Retail
When running your own retail store aesthetics are key. Making your space unique, stylish, and elegant will draw customers in toward your products. Sliding barn doors are stylish, popular, and beautiful, and a great way to add functionality to your retail space without sacrificing space.
By choosing to use sliding barn doors in your commercial space, you’re choosing beautiful and unique decor that also serves as a traditional swinging door without taking up space.
Transform your office or retail space with a Sliding Barn Door!
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The team at Viba has been designing and building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our materials are sustainably sourced, and our doors are built locally at our shop in Mississauga.
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]]>Tall Doors For Spacious Homes
If you have a large home with tall ceilings, it could be difficult to find the right size custom sliding barn door. Often sliding barn doors come in set standard sizes that don’t always fit with large homes with tall ceilings. When you decide to work with Viba, however, you have no reason to fret! Our experts will make your barn doors a custom size to fit your home and your space regardless of the height of your door frames and ceilings.
Small Doors For Nooks And Crannies
Looking for a way to add some style to small spaces? Look no further than our custom size sliding barn doors! If you have an odd-sized closet, a crawl space entrance, a small pantry, or a skinny cupboard that you would like to spruce up, let us design a custom size sliding barn door for the space! At Viba, we take pride in fitting a proper and high-quality door to any opening from ten-foot ceilings to a quaint under-the-stairs cabinet to give each part of your home style, grace, and functionality.
Design your perfect sliding barn door for your home online today,
or feel free to contact Viba for more details and help!
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About Us
Located in Mississauga, Ontario, our experts at Viba Hardware believe in quality products, reliable and simple installation, as well as the appreciation and uplifting of Canadian nature and production. Since we started in 2013, all of our sliding barn doors are built in Canada with locally sourced, forestry stewardship council-certified wood, made with the utmost care and designed with durability and function in mind. Although we are a proudly Canadian company, we deliver not just across Canada, but also throughout the United States and beyond.
Our Products
When in the market for a beautiful sliding barn door in Canada, look no further than our selection of doors, hardware, and accessories. Regardless of your vision and your personal aesthetic, our experts can create the perfect door for your home. Customize your barn door’s size, colour, stain, design, and more when you choose to shop with us. At Viba, we understand how important it is to showcase Canadian craftsmanship, services, arts, and nature, which is why you will not find a better provider or a better selection of sliding barn doors in Canada.
Interested in decorating your home with a beautiful Canadian-made sliding barn door?
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We've been building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our wood is sustainably sourced and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga.
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A Gift For The House
By purchasing a custom sliding barn door for your partner, you’re transforming an ordinary holiday gift into a small home renovation with a BIG visual impact. When you purchase a custom sliding barn door, you’re choosing to make your home more functional, and stylish than ever before, creating a significant change in your home decor instead of adding something else to find a spot for.
No More Knick-Knacks
Once you’re a homeowner and you’ve been through a few holidays, you might find yourself sick of being gifted knick-knacks. Sure, some knick-knacks are cute, but for the most part, they tend to take up space and collect dust. If you’re interested in breaking the knick-knack gift trend, a custom sliding barn door is a perfect option. Custom sliding barn doors are functional and trendy, and you can guarantee that your gift will be used every single day!
A Practical Gift
When you give your loved one a custom sliding barn door, you are giving them something that they can and will use for years to come. Our barn doors are more than just pretty, they’re also extremely functional. There are several reasons why people prefer sliding barn doors to traditional doors including their quiet sliding hardware, their ability to save floor space, and their soft-close technology.
A Gift As Unique As Them
One of the best parts about choosing the gift of a custom sliding barn door is that each door we build is unique to your needs and preferences. Ditch the mass-produced gifts and opt instead for a beautiful custom door made from Canadian pine or ash. You can choose to customize your sliding barn door in many different ways including an array of different wood stains, hardware styles, handles, and locks! Or if you prefer to add your own personal touch, you could choose to finish the door yourself in the way that best suits your loved one and your home! Installing a barn door is not a difficult project, and we can help. From measuring and ordering, right down to an assembly and installation we’re happy to answer your questions and phone calls.
Interested in giving your loved one the gift of a sliding barn door?
Contact Viba for more details!
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Give us a call at 905-499-0075!
Viba has been designing and building custom barn doors since 2013. We are a Canadian-owned and operated company committed to sustainability and customer satisfaction.
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Soft Close Technology
Most of the hardware that we sell for our sliding barn doors is equipped with soft-close technology, meaning that our hardware slows our doors to a stop in the last three inches on the close. We take pride in selling doors that do not close too quickly or loudly, which makes our doors safer and easier to use than traditional swinging doors. A significant part of the soft-close technology is our nylon wheels that allow the door to close smoothly and slowly without resistance, making the nylon wheels the best option for a sliding barn door.
Noise Reduction
Metal wheels on a metal rail are fine... for an actual barn. Inside your home they are just plain loud! Using nylon avoids that noise without sacrificing durability. Squeaking hinges or the slamming of a traditional swing door will also be a thing of the past, thanks to the nylon wheels and our soft close system. Nylon wheels are much quieter than metal wheels, making them the best option for naturally quiet rooms like libraries, offices, bedrooms, and nurseries.
Durability
Unlike traditional metal wheels, nylon wheels don’t rust, they don’t expand in warm temperatures, and they don’t need significant maintenance in order to keep them working. Our high-quality and highly durable ball bearing nylon wheels allow you to enjoy using your door again and again without worrying about it jamming, squeaking, rumbling, or just working poorly. Nylon wheels are the best option because they’re durable, reliable, and don’t require high maintenance like metal wheels.
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Viba Barn Doors and Hardware is a Canadian-owned and operated company. We've been building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our wood is sustainably sourced from the Kitchener-Waterloo area and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga.
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Well, we carry several different barn door hardware styles that can easily be installed in different ways to make your home more personal and functional. Here are just a few of our favourite barn door hardware styles, and where they’d fit in your space!
Loft Door Hardware
If you’re looking for simplicity, elegance, and subtlety from your barn door hardware, our classic black loft door hardware is perfect for you! As a simple and sleek black bar that lays flush against your wall, it allows your beautiful softwood or hardwood door to be the focus of attention! The loft door hardware is also one of our easiest to install, with absolutely no fuss!
Cottage Life Barn Door Hardware
Looking to add that perfect cottagey touch to your living space? Try the cottage life barn door hardware! With delicate and unique ship anchors and beautiful black steel, this hardware will give your home personality and timeless style. Out of our whole collection of barn door hardware styles, the cottage life hardware evokes the coziest and most rustic feeling for a room!
“The Gears” Stainless Steel Barn Door Hardware
“The Gears” stainless steel hardware proves that not all barn door hardware styles have to be rustic or old-fashioned! If your home is a sleek and beautiful modern space, with lots of metallics, whites, and futuristic accents, “The Gears” is for you! Modernize your barn door with gorgeous stainless steel and intricate gear details for the perfect unique and contemporary look!
Regardless of the space or aesthetic of your home, we have the perfect sliding barn door for you!
Browse our wide selection or contact us with any questions you have about your order.
We've been building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our wood is sustainably sourced and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga.
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Single Sliding Doors Don’t Take Up Floor Space
If your home has slender hallways, traditional swinging doors can be quite the inconvenience. Doors that swing outward can take up a wide portion of your floor space, hindering you from putting things in your hallway and potentially inconveniencing you when you’re trying to traverse through your home; this is why choosing a barn door for your small space will save you room, and save you from frustration.
Our Shaker Panel Barn Door slides against the wall, never swings outward, making it perfect for closet, bathroom, and bedroom doors in any small space.
Personalize Your Barn Door To Match Your Space
If you live in a small space, you know that you have to make the most of your decor. Having less space for art and furniture can make a person very particular about the decor they choose to keep. At Viba, our barn doors double as decor pieces and statements so you can make the most of the interior design of your small space. Every door comes with several different options for different stains, or you can leave it unfinished and personalize your barn door yourself! Plus, with our selection of beautiful hardware and handles, there are countless ways for you to make a barn door truly your own.
Are you looking to improve your small space with sliding barn doors?
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you may have about your order.
We've been building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our wood is sustainably sourced and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga.
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Customize Your Door Finish
All of our beautiful sliding barn doors have the option to come unfinished and without primer, meaning a DIY enthusiast can make their barn door take on a variety of unique styles. Order our Half X Solid Pine Barn Door and stain it a deep and luxurious red to pay homage to the traditional barn door, or try our Shaker Panel Barn Door and paint a whimsical mural on it to fit the eccentric individuality of your home!
Let Us Provide The Hardware
If you’re a DIY guru, you may have already built your own barn door, or have been given an antique barn door that you wish to install in your home. At Viba, we can help to make that possible for you! We carry an array of barn door hardware, as well as sliding door accessories like handles and ks to meet your individual needs. Installing your own DIY barn doors on a beautiful track with soft-close technology, or adding a privacy latchlock for that extra bit of privacy, will really enhance the experience and make your next home project achievable!
Do It All With Viba
Whether you’re looking to DIY your barn door, or have a fully finished, ready-to-be-installed barn door sent straight to your home, Viba can make your dreams a reality. Browse through our many beautiful door designs and elegant, functional sliding hardware, and make your barn door truly unique to your home!
Design the perfect sliding barn door for you home online today,
or feel free to contact Viba for more details and help!
Would you rather discuss our barn doors and hardware over the phone with our team?
Give us a call at 905-499-0075!
Viba has been designing and building custom barn doors since 2013. We are a Canadian owned and operated company committed to sustainability and customer satisfaction.
Want to see some of our completed projects and stay up-to-date with our latest styles?
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The Double X Solid Pine Barn Door
Our Double X Solid Pine Barn Door is one of our most traditional models, giving that beautiful rustic look with its solid wood and wide frame while also easily modernized with industrial tracks like our Single Wheel Horseshoe Hardware. When framed with sleek modern hardware and given the ability to glide effortlessly against the wall, the Double X Solid Pine Door can be considered equal parts rustic and contemporary and looks great in the main space of a home like the living room or front foyer.
The Horizontal Panel Barn Door
Our Horizontal Panel Barn Door incorporates the compactness and elegance of modern decor with the appeal and functionality of a rustic farmhouse aesthetic. To further the modern look, consider pairing the Horizontal Panel Door with a simple black double-sided handle for easy opening and closing. The Horizontal Door works perfectly for closets, bathrooms, and pantries due to its customizable size and classic design.
The Hardwood Divided Panel Barn Door
Our Hardwood Divided Panel Barn Door is where the elegance and beauty of rich hardwood meets the appeal of modern interior design trends. It’s safe to say that after hundreds of years, hardwood is one of the fundamental aspects of interior design and is not going anywhere. Our luxurious hardwood door will add that timeless class to any room, and when paired with this gorgeous gear-inspired stainless steel hardware, there’s absolutely no home that this door won’t look great in. Consider putting our Hardwood Divided Panel Barn Door in an office, a library, or a dining room to maximize its elegance.
When looking at our Divided Panel Barn Door, it’s easy to see why so many people have fallen in love with it. It is absolutely one of our most versatile designs that can be incorporated seamlessly into any style of interior decor, and will look right at home wherever it is installed!
]]>The Divided Panel Barn Door is made with beautiful Canadian pine, meaning it is rich in colour and texture, and brings the grace of Canadian nature into your home. Our Farm Door design is the same style in ash, which is a hardwood with beautiful grain. We believe that every home is unique, so our Divided Panel Barn Door comes unfinished to give you the option of adding your own personalized touch if you wish. If you’d rather have us finish it, we offer eight beautiful stain variations, including espresso, weather grey, and ebony.
You can choose from an array of soft-close technology hardware styles that will allow your barn door to slide comfortably along your wall to open up your room, or give yourself a bit of privacy. Whether you want to add sleek, modern handles for even more customization, or simply leave it as is, we give you the option to make your Divided Panel Barn Door truly unique to you and your home.
This door design is adaptable to any room due to its classic design and quick twenty-minute assembly. Whether you’re looking for a pantry door in a farmhouse kitchen, or an elegant modern door for a walk-in closet, our Divided Panel Barn Door is your answer.
Regardless of your style of decor, when choosing your next home upgrade, consider our gorgeous Divided Panel Barn Door to give your space that unique and personal Canadian touch. This door is well-loved in many Canadian homes due to its functionality, beauty, and versatility. So there are lots of ways you can make it uniquely yours!
Start designing your perfect Divided Panel Barn Door online today,
Or feel free to contact Viba for more details and help!
Would you rather discuss our barn doors and hardware over the phone with our team?
Give us a call at 905-499-0075!
We've been building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our wood is sustainably sourced locally, and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga.
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some of our recently completed projects.
Have The Privacy You Want
Open concept homes are very popular right now, as they make spaces look bigger and brighter. However, they can be inconvenient at times when you need that little extra bit of quiet. Corner barn doors can fit perfectly over diagonal or corner openings, and can easily be shut tight to give you the privacy and the quiet space you desire. We make our doors from beautiful thick Canadian softwood or hardwood, to provide you with privacy and quiet in the bathroom, your bedroom, your office, or anywhere else you may need some “you” time.
Have The Look You Love
Sometimes when decorating our spaces and making them our own, we have to sacrifice beauty for functionality. With corner barn doors, this is simply not the case. Corner barn doors bring in the luxury and beauty of elegant wood, and the functionality of opening and closing your space to the rest of your home.
Rich and rustic colours are beautiful in any part of the home, and when designing your door, you have the option to add a wood stain that fits the aesthetic you are aiming for, or paint the doors to compliment your room decor. And unlike traditional swinging doors that can take up space when opened, sliding corner barn doors are equipped with soft-close hardware, so they glide effortlessly on their track while being close to the wall.
If you’re interested in upgrading your space to really represent you and your personality, try browsing our selection of barn doors, or reach out to us with any questions!
Would you rather discuss our barn doors and hardware over the phone with our team?
Give us a call at 905-499-0075!
The team at Viba has been building custom barn doors since 2013. All of our wood is sustainably sourced, and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see
some of our recently completed projects.
What keeps the barn doors from jumping off the tracks? Are barn doors safe?
When you install a sliding barn door using Viba’s hardware, you never have to worry about your beautiful barn door skipping, slamming, or jumping off the track The cutting-edge soft-close technology slows doors down at the last 3-inches on either side of the track to prevent them from slamming or bouncing when they stop at either end. Anti-jump buttons prevent the door from jumping or being accidentally being lifted off the rail
Will my door swing back and forth and damage my walls?
This is one of the most common customer questions we get, because many other sliding barn door styles tend to swing back and forth, which can scuff and damage walls, and place undue stress on your hardware.. To combat this common problem, we offer two styles of floor guides, which ensure your barn door will only move from side to side as intended.
Are barn doors loud? Do barn doors slide easily?
The sliding hardware we offer allows barn doors of all sizes to be opened and closed easily and quietly. Unlike the traditional barn door hardware, which has metal rollers, our barn door hardware uses nylon rollers fitted on high-quality bearings. These ensure the doors slide back and forth without making a sound, and our soft close technology allows the doors to come to a smooth and quiet stop every time.
Looking to install a sliding barn door in your home or have some questions we missed?
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Do I need to remove the trim around the doorway before I install a sliding door?
This is one of the most common sliding barn door FAQs we get because almost every home has trim around the doorways. In most cases, you should be able to install the track and header board without needing to remove the trim around the doorway.
Can I hang my sliding door if there are no studs?
You will need to install a header board to safely mount your sliding barn door and avoid having to open up the wall to modify the studs. Luckily, header boards can be installed easily over most doorways.
Will there be handles on both sides of my sliding barn door?
We’ve designed our hardware to keep your sliding barn door as flush to the wall as possible, which means you put handles on the outer side of the door. If you feel that you need a handle on the inside of the door as well, we can easily install a recessed handle for you.
Should I use a header when I install my barn door?
Ideally, you would attach the track for your sliding barn door directly to the studs in the wall to support its weight, but odds are they aren’t properly spaced for that application. We offer the option to include a matching header board with your sliding barn door, which eliminates the need to use studs to install your track.
Will I need a bottom track for my sliding barn door?
We suggest that you use a bottom track to keep your door from swinging out and banging against the wall, but sliding barn door FAQs like this have two solutions. The EZ install bottom guide is for those looking for a, well, easy solution, and the U bottom guide was designed for homeowners who want something a little more permanent.
How do I measure for my sliding barn door?
We could explain it, but it’s much easier to show you. Our ‘How to Measure’ guide should answer all of your measurement questions.
Do sliding barn doors offer enough privacy to be used for a washroom?
This is without a doubt the most popular question on our list of sliding barn door FAQs, and the simple answer is yes! When measured properly, sliding barn doors have a 2-inch overhang on either side to ensure privacy no matter what room they are being used in, and you can also install a privacy latch for additional peace of mind.
Are sliding barn doors loud?
We use nylon rollers for our sliding barn door hardware to ensure they are as quiet as possible. Paired with our soft close sliding hardware that slows the door a few inches before hitting the end of the track, a Viba sliding barn door is about as quiet of a door as you can find!
Are sliding barn doors safe?
You run the risk of pinched fingers with any style of door, but Viba’s patented soft-close technology was designed to prevent exactly that, which creates the argument that our sliding barn doors are actually safer than traditional swing doors.
Have more sliding barn door questions?
The team at Viba has the answers and solutions you need!
Viba has been designing and building custom barn doors since 2013. We are a Canadian owned and operated company committed to sustainability and customer satisfaction.
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Installation
The installation process for installing a pocket door versus a barn door is where you’ll see the biggest difference in terms of cost and effort. Unless you have the existing pocket and track set up for your new door, you will need to undertake substantial renovations, which include tearing down the wall where you want the pocket door to sit, rebuilding that wall, and then re-drywalling. And if it is a structural wall you will need both an engineer and a contractor to do the install. Sliding barn doors use a track that’s installed on the outside of the wall, regardless of whether it’s load-bearing or not, which means you won’t have any additional renovation costs to open and reconstruct your wall in order to install your sliding door.
Functionality & Appearance
Both doors save you space in tight quarters because they don’t require a swing radius, but that doesn’t mean they are the same. Pocket doors require a wall that is free from plumbing and electrical wiring, which can limit where you use them, and they can generally only be used in entranceways. On the other hand, you can install sliding barn doors practically anywhere, and many homeowners even use them to cover up pantries, cabinets, and entertainment centres.
Maintenance
Viba’s barn doors use unique nylon wheels that are rugged and durable, allowing for smooth opening and closing for years to come. They don’t require any lubrication or complex maintenance, only periodically wiping down the hardware with a damp towel to remove any dust or debris. Since the hardware for pocket doors is recessed in the wall, it can make simple maintenance extremely difficult.
Cost
Another big difference people notice when they are deciding between a barn door and a pocket door is the installation price. Barn doors tend to be the more economical option, mostly as a result of how they’re installed.
Pocket doors can be very difficult to install in an existing wall, which can drive up your final costs considerably as the wall may not be thick enough to conceal the track, in which case, the whole wall must be rebuilt. For this reason, pocket doors are typically only installed in new home construction projects.
On the other hand, sliding barn doors install across your doorway and along the adjacent wall. This makes them much easier to install without the need to open the wall or refinish it after installing the track. A sliding track can be installed on any wall, no matter how thin or if it is load-bearing, with the use of a header board.
Size
Pocket doors hardware is usually sold in relatively standard sizes, getting really large doors is very difficult. Viba barn doors are available in sizes up to 96 inches tall and 78 inches wide, making closing off large spaces easy to do.
Find the perfect sliding door for your home at Viba!
Viba has been designing and building custom barn doors since 2013. We are a Canadian owned and operated company committed to sustainability and customer satisfaction.
Want to see some of our projects and stay up-to-date with our latest styles?
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