How To Make My Own Sliding Barn Door
The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door.
How to make my own sliding barn door. Barn doors have become wildly popular lately. That s why when we needed a door for our office but the opening was a weird size so regular doors wouldn t fit i decided to build sliding barn doors instead. You can add to the height if you want but don t have to. Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
Build the door steps 2 10. Assemble barn door again this is where a diy barn door kit and a barn door kit differ. Diy sliding barn doors. I d love to build a sliding barn door for my front hall closet.
Along with shiplap they are popping up in many. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work. I m a big fan of diy projects. Barn doors are a fun way to create a statement in any living space.
Measure your door opening. If your door opening is trimmed include the trim in your measurement. To add more style to your sliding barn this tutorial will help you how you can create one with a colorful yet handy element to create it. One of the issues i am having with the design is that there is a thermostat on the wall that the door would need to slid over.
We did claim this track was around 30 in the barn door post my memory failed me. Now you have the size you need your door to be. The thermostat stick out about 1 1 2 from the wall so the door would ideally need to hang slide 2 out from the wall. Choose the guide that works best for your door.
14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1. After looking up the supplies again i realized it was closer to 50 with everything needed for the track. Now add 2 to the width of your door. Heck i make my own deodorant.
To see the tutorial for the barn door click here. Still 50 compared to the 180 for a pre fab track is a killer deal. How to install a diy barn door kit your rustica diy sliding barn door kit will arrive with detailed instructions. Plan for a 2 day project.
Easy diy barn door. To get an overview of the process read the steps below.