How To Build And Install A Sliding Barn Door
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.
How to build and install a sliding barn door. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Whether it s a modern industrial style door or a more rustic country design or something in between i am seeing more and more interest in this trend from clients. Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar. Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.
This is going to be a two part series. Building and installing a sliding door today it seems like every home décor magazine and pinterest board is covered with sliding barn door ideas. When you buy your barn doors be sure to follow any instructions given with the kit. Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
We re building sliding barn doors. It s easy to see why. To save money she used plumbing pipe instead of standard barn door hardware and she saved time by having some of her lumber cut at the hardware store. Sliding barn style doors for the lean to on the garage.
Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door. Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open. If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door. Likewise sliding barn doors are often used in interior spaces as an alternative to traditional doors or separators.
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