Building An Interior Sliding Barn Door
And i can tell that it s not the last place we ll use.
Building an interior sliding barn door. A barn door is a door slab that slides left and right on wall mounted hardware stout rollers suspended from a steel bar in front of the door opening. Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
From cozy bedrooms to rustic home offices and perfect room dividers barn style doors are all the rage for homeowners. It s easy to see why. However barn doors aren t just for barns. Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes. We re building sliding barn doors. I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Barn doors are not just for barns anymore. Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door. Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room. What you need to remember when building this kind of door is to make your door 6 wider than the width of your aisle.
The best door system for a center aisle barn is a split slider double sliding door which is hung on rollers trolleys and slides on a track. This is going to be a two part series. The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room. If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.
We built and installed one as the finishing touch of a kitchen remodel and we love it. We have an awesome building project for you today. Building door for a center aisle barn. From the countryside barns these wide sliding doors have entered the house to become popular interior décor pieces.
Remove the door hinge mortises.