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.
Double barn door plans.
Remember to add an additional track at the bottom for double barn doors if it will be exceptionally large or heavy.
14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1.
Diy barn door plans tutorial.
Diy double barn door plans june 6 2016 by rebecca farrant 9 comments so one of the projects i was most looking forward to when i started my huge bathroom makeover remodel into a smaller bathroom and a third floor laundry room was a place to put a barn door.
Anchor the metal barn door rail directly into the studs on the wall.
This tutorial and plans are for double barn doors.
April 18 2016 modern farmhouse diy projects.
Additionally you know how to attach the barn door by using the mounting board and track.
Jennifer is a full time homesteader who started her journey in the foothills of north carolina in 2010.
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.
The sliding barn door hardware and rail are made of 1 4 inch thick 2 inch wide flat bar cold rolled steel.
Either way they definitely add a lot of charm to a room.
Currently she spends her days gardening caring for her orchard and vineyard raising chickens ducks goats and bees.
So if you need plans to build barn doors see a video on how to build them or a tutorial on how to install them this site has it all.
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This would work well in a pantry or a closet.
This is what we did on these closet sliding barn doors and the double sliding barn door i built for the bathroom.
The exact measurements and detailed diagrams can be downloaded in my free sliding barn door plans.
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.
Rustica s revolutionary diy double barn door kit is the most cost effective way to add the beautiful character of a barn door to your bedroom living room or bathroom.
Build the door steps 2 10.
The smaller double doors for downstairs essentially followed the same process with the 1 8 s replaced with 1 4 s and horizontal center pieces instead of diagonal i decided to add this part in at the last minute so it s not shown below sorry.
The barn door fire screen.
Take off the existing door trim and re trim the door building the header into the trim.
The studs and rail holes don t always line up well.
Try this diy barn door idea.
Plan for a 2 day project.