How To Change Doors To Barn Doors
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
How to change doors to barn doors. I hope this barn door project inspires you. With miter saw cut stiles and rails aka the frame of the door to desired dimensions i used 2 6 s. Make sure your wall will support the barn door hardware. You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
Determine placement of doorknob. When converting your hinged door to a barn door you may or may not need to adjust the length of the door to ensure that it slides smoothly on the railing and ground track without scraping across the floor. If you want a barn door for your home look at old doors as possibilities. Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
5 cut the top and bottom pieces the same width and and lay them on the door. A good measurement is 3 inch top and bottom with 2 inch side pieces for a smaller door but you can use wider pieces for a larger door. Measure out how you want the frame of the barn door to be. Step 3 attach square dowel 1 2 to inside perimeter edge using 18ga or 16ga nailer.
If a project like this is in your future i have 3 pieces of advice. 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. Measure the width and height of the door. Attach rails to stiles using pocket hole jig.
Cut two 1x4s to the height of your door and two 1x4s seven inches shorter than the width of your door. If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door track. Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps. We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
This board also makes it easier to attach the track to the wall. Create an outer frame on the door with 1x4s. Clamp the dowel in place then nail it. The next project is to finish the laundry room.