No-drilling track / mount solution for sliding bi-fold barn door for open entryway. Please help!

Hi, My wife and I work from home in fairly close proximity and are looking for a solution to put a "door" (i.e., something that blocks sound a bit) on an open entry way in our new apartment. The best solutions I have found are bi-folding barn doors, ideally we'll get something that's a decent thickness / density wood. The catch is that, since it's a rented place, I don't think our landlord will allow us to drill holes to mount the door track above the entry way. Here is a photo of the entry way and the red circle is where I imagine we'd anchor the track: https://imgur.com/a/gO0k5LI Here are some random examples of the idea we're going for: https://hausvita.com/products/bi-folding-sliding-barn-door-hardware-track-kit-no-door https://www.wayfair.com/TOPSON--40-In-BiFolding-Barn-Door-Hardware-Kit-For-Single-Door-ThirdBF20ZS-L7361-K~APSO1005.html?refid=GX712222734687-APSO1005_93940694&device=m&ptid=2388109786515&network=g&targetid=aud-1613017764926:pla-2388109786515&channel=GooglePLA&ireid=266201792&fdid=1817&PiID%5B%5D=93940694&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD9ISC775FkT7SdyvvkJyfw6vqQy9&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlbW-BhCMARIsADnwasr_x2zJ6Pc-3G-TD1dr9n0Ioki-QBelMnDA4B6Y37GiL3oryYMhKAoaAjWvEALw_wcB Anyone know of a solution that might work for us given the set up here? Like something that anchors with clamps or suction cups etc.? Thanks! submitted by /u/jtalley24 [link] [comments]

Mar 9, 2025 - 19:19

Hi,

My wife and I work from home in fairly close proximity and are looking for a solution to put a "door" (i.e., something that blocks sound a bit) on an open entry way in our new apartment. The best solutions I have found are bi-folding barn doors, ideally we'll get something that's a decent thickness / density wood. The catch is that, since it's a rented place, I don't think our landlord will allow us to drill holes to mount the door track above the entry way.

Here is a photo of the entry way and the red circle is where I imagine we'd anchor the track: https://imgur.com/a/gO0k5LI

Here are some random examples of the idea we're going for:
https://hausvita.com/products/bi-folding-sliding-barn-door-hardware-track-kit-no-door

https://www.wayfair.com/TOPSON--40-In-BiFolding-Barn-Door-Hardware-Kit-For-Single-Door-ThirdBF20ZS-L7361-K~APSO1005.html?refid=GX712222734687-APSO1005_93940694&device=m&ptid=2388109786515&network=g&targetid=aud-1613017764926:pla-2388109786515&channel=GooglePLA&ireid=266201792&fdid=1817&PiID%5B%5D=93940694&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD9ISC775FkT7SdyvvkJyfw6vqQy9&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlbW-BhCMARIsADnwasr_x2zJ6Pc-3G-TD1dr9n0Ioki-QBelMnDA4B6Y37GiL3oryYMhKAoaAjWvEALw_wcB

Anyone know of a solution that might work for us given the set up here? Like something that anchors with clamps or suction cups etc.?

Thanks!

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