Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
Make regular doorway sliding barn door.
To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.
Sliding barn door hardware plus optional spacers.
You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out.
Learn how to turn a basic door from the hardware store into a farmhouse chic sliding barn door.
Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
It only required a total of 8 cuts.
Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
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.
Measure the top and install the railing system.
1 4 luan plywood if filling in a design between the outlines wood glue.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide.
To hang it you can follow the instructions found in the barn door hardware kit you choose.
Removing the doors door hardware.
A door solid core is best 1 4 lumber this project required 4 eight foot boards.
How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1.
Diy sliding barn door step 1.
Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
Next you need to measure the door opening from top to bottom.
Here s what you will need for this project.
To get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
A barn door in 30 minutes.