How To Make Your Own Interior Sliding Barn Door

Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.

How to make your own interior sliding barn door.

And if you re looking for an easier diy be sure to flip through our slideshow below of projects you can finish in under an hour. Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board. Well first she used tongue and groove pine to construct the door itself. I will add that she s also very clever.

How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1. I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material. Using a ratchet install the flat bar with 5 16 x 3 lag bolt. Starting at the top rail butt the mitered ends of two pieces of similar thickness and color together at the centerline forming an arrow.

Although i had a few learning curves i m very pleased with the design and outcome. If you ve ever built a house you know there are always things you wish you would have done differently. Supplies needed to build your own set of sliding pallet barn doors. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.

It was always in the way when open. To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim. Killer b admits that she is impatient and cheap. Make sure to leave enough space on the bottom so that the door is about 1 2 off the floor.

Once you locate your studs transfer the dimensions onto the flat bar to drill your 3 8 holes. How d she do it. These doors address clearance issues and make my hobby room more functional. Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to.

Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. Then she rigged it up using a trolley hanger and rail. Once the wood is all cut to size line the backside of the wood with wood glue and place down on the large sheet of plywood. Once in place clamp it down to let the glue set and to keep in place while you nail gun the wood to the large sheet on both sides.

If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo. Use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels. Her 140 sliding barn door design and that s including the hardware which can be very expensive all on its own. Remove the door hinge mortises.

In our current house one is putting a regular door going into our toilet room in the master bath.