How To Make A Slab Barn Door
We built and installed one as the finishing touch of a kitchen remodel and we love it.
How to make a slab barn door. Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers. We updated an existing door but this project can easily be done with a brand new door. When you have the door removed from the hinges take off the doorknob. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
The antique style sliding. From the start i knew i wanted to build something fun and vibrant in the kitchen space to add color since most of the area is monochromatic. When i needed a new door for the bathroom because i used the old one to make a fabulous top for a desk i knew i could easily build one myself that would fit the doorway perfectly today i will share how to build an interior slab door that is inexpensive and easy to make. Try this diy barn door idea.
A hammer and screwdriver are the best tools to help pull the bolts out of the hinges. Ld build 30in x 84in sliding barn door solid natural spruce wood sliding door slab for 26in 28in opening diy unfinished panel environmental easy installation k frame fit 5ft track 4 5 out of 5 stars 12. However barn doors aren t just for barns. So go ahead and give it a try.
Remove the old slab door from the hinges. We have an awesome building project for you today. A lot of the expense in putting up a barn door in your home is the hardware. How to build an interior slab door.
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. This is going to be a two part series. All doors up to 60 wide are a single panel and over 60 have a dividing rail running vertically to make it a two panel door.
When i looked into getting custom barn doors built the asking cost was close to 1200 for two doors not including hardware. Whenever you walk into the studio the barn doors make a statement. Don t let that deter you from creating this look in your home any longer. Solid reclaimed wood barn door custom made to any size with free shipping.
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. 14 steps to building your. A barn door is a door slab that slides left and right on wall mounted hardware stout rollers suspended from a steel bar in front of the door opening. I live in a manufactured home where the doors are not a standard height.
All doors up to 42 wide 1 3 4 thick and over 42 wide are 2 1 4 thick.