How To Build And Hang A Sliding Barn Door
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
How to build and hang a sliding barn door. How to hang a sliding barn door. Plan for a 2 day project. Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps. Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
Measure up from the floor the length of the door plus an inch and a quarter. It only required a total of 8 cuts. Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil. When you buy your barn doors be sure to follow any instructions given with the kit.
The steps below will provide you with a simple outline for outfitting a barn or interior space with a sliding door. Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open. Secure a 2 4 across the center of the line you drew in step one. With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it. Likewise sliding barn doors are often used in interior spaces as an alternative to traditional doors or separators. Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. Track is nailed to top of track boards use 2x4 blocks to stop door from sliding off end of track sliding barn door trolley inset door width divided by 4 3 inches.
This is going to be a two part series. Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style. Build the door steps 2 10. Run door track about 3 4 distance of door opening on each side of the jamb post.
14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1. Here another shot of the completed barn door in our master bathroom. To hang it you can follow the instructions found in the barn door hardware kit you choose. We have an awesome building project for you today.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the. Using a level draw a horizontal line the length of the sliding door track step two. We re building sliding barn doors. The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.