Determine placement of doorknob.
Can you use a regular door as a barn door.
But buying a pre made barn door is pricey and we would like to reuse the doors themselves but aren t quite sure if they need to be slightly wider than they are now and how to go about converting them for the task.
We need every inch of space in our small bedrooms and would like to convert the bedroom door and the closet door of the master and the closet door of the spare bedroom into barn door style doors.
You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
While you can buy doors intended for a barn door installation home hardware and home depot have lightweight k and z style doors virtually any door can be converted to a barn door with special tracks and hangers.
Is wide enough to cover your door opening with a little overlap.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
A group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door.
Next install the hardware.
This hardware is now easy to find in a wide range of styles.
To be a barn door you need to make sure that the door.
Measure the width and height of the door.
Some just won t work.
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.
Is tall enough to cover your door opening with a little overlap.
Cut two 1x4s to the height of your door and two 1x4s seven inches shorter than the width of your door.
Create an outer frame on the door with 1x4s.
Murms the word do it myself.