In this case you ll be working.
How to do a barn door.
Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
Mark the stud locations hold the.
You ll need at least as much space on the outside of the door as on the inside to allow room for the door to slide out of the way.
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It s important to take into account how the door will hang.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
If you don t see your exact style or sliding door.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
Barn doors step 1.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
Be sure to measure your doorway well.
First be sure you have enough room for barn doors.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
The first step is to use the photos and measuring tips outlined in this post to get started feel free to visit our.
You will need to use some spackle we used the quick dry version to fill the area where you remove the previous doors hinges but that is all.
Let s set the frames off to.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
Pull out the big guns.
The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim.
How to make a diy barn door 1.
If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.
You do not need to remove the trim.