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Do barn doors need a bottom track?

To be safe, barn doors need a bottom guide to prevent the door from swinging or coming off the track.

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To be safe, barn doors need a bottom guide to prevent the door from swinging or coming off the track. To ensure secure operation, we require all customers to choose a bottom guide when purchasing a barn door from Viba Barn Doors & Hardware. The standard guide included with our doors is invisible but is best for an experienced carpenter or handyperson. To install the standard bottom guide, you will need to route a channel on the bottom of the barn door with a slotting bit. If you’re not comfortable with this method, we also offer an EZ install bottom guide. As the name implies, our EZ Install Bottom Guide is simple to use and doesn’t require any additional tools. The piece is affixed to the wall trim and creates a channel which the barn door slides into. Once properly installed, the EZ Install Bottom Guide prevents the door from coming off the wall. Barn doors can be installed in a variety of ways to provide privacy while adding to the overall aesthetic of your home. They are also extremely safe, if properly constructed and installed. At Viba Barn Doors & Hardware, our standard hardware has five separate sets of features that ensure your door is safe, including; anti-jump blocks, end stops, soft close actuators, soft closing hardware and bottom guides. If you would like to add the EZ Install Bottom Guide to your order, simply add it to your cart at checkout. It’s extremely affordable, costing less than $8 per guide.

If you’re interested in adding a barn door to your home,

browse our wide selection of custom made products.

Viba Barn Doors & Hardware has been manufacturing sliding barn doors since 2013. All of our wood comes from local mills in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and our doors are constructed at our workshop in Mississauga. We pride ourselves on our sustainable manufacturing process, which includes recycling all wood scraps and dust, and only using low VOC products.

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Can I put a shipping container in my garden?

Containers Direct can also supply narrow shipping containers, to fit those awkward areas of dead space in your garden. These can be made to any required length. The most popular sizes for residential gardens is 10ft long x 8ft wide, and the most common use is as a garden shed.

Only got a small garden?

Concerned about the appearance of a shipping container in your garden?

You may think that size is a restriction to keeping a shipping container on your property, but did you know that shipping containers can be modified to give you sizes as small as 5ft ? Containers Direct can also supply narrow shipping containers , to fit those awkward areas of dead space in your garden. These can be made to any required length. The most popular sizes for residential gardens is 10ft long x 8ft wide , and the most common use is as a garden shed. Metal containers are far more secure and longer lasting than timber, and can be purchased new or second hand, cut down from 20ft and 40ft ISO shipping containers . Of course, if you are fortunate enough to have a large garden, you can opt for these larger sizes, which represent the best value for money.Again you can opt for wood cladding , but if you are on a smaller budget then opt for a repaint which can give a much improved aesthetic to a second hand shipping container – a dark green shade is a popular colour for garden containers as again, it helps the container blend in with the surroundings. At Containers Direct we offer a FREE repaint on all uses shipping containers under 20ft!

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