How To Build Bifold Barn Doors
Since my doors are 2 feet wide i needed 2 feet on either side of the door in order to be able to open them.
How to build bifold barn doors. September 6 2020 at 12 52 pm. Then you end up with 1 framed 3 4 thick door. If you have an odd sized opening that manufactured doors won t fit you can build a custom bifold in an afternoon. Creating bi fold faux barn doors.
I was able to update my linen closet bifold door for 15 using a sheet of 1 4 inch plywood. The majority of bifold doors are readily available in sizes from 24 inches to 72 inches in width graduating in increments of 2 6 or 12 inches. Use the 1 4 thickness to trim a frame like you did. As our hallway linen closet sat open without a door for ahem i am embarrassed to say over two years my husband decided it was time to do something.
Thanks so much for sharing. Before you start make sure you have enough space beside your doorway for the door to slide all the way over. Last year we turned the guest bedroom closet into our craft supply storage closet we had to empty out the old room to create the nursery. Another option just buy the hardware tracks pins and hinges then build your own bi fold barn doors using 1 by x boards 1 3 1 4 etc.
Part of our nursery makeover was to do the bi fold doors in that room we went for kind of a modern slatted look for those doors. In this diy bifold barn door tutorial i will show how you can add a farmhouse touch to a bifold door using a piece of 1 4 inch plywood. That works too ron. Learn how to turn your bifold doors into amazing barn doors.
I painted it an aqua color that added a nice pop of color and character to my hallway. Diy bi fold barn door. We don t have any room for a full sliding barn door so the.