I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
How to make a sliding barn door for closet.
We re building sliding barn doors.
How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
Installing sliding barn doors which come in a variety of sizes and designs adds rustic charm and character to a home s interior.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
However they also allow the closet to be completely opened up as opposed to the mirror sliding doors that were put on every closet in the 80s and 90s.
Barn doors are popular and a great diy project but if you don t have the space you can still have the look with this trick to turn bypass closet doors into sliding faux barn doors.
If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.
Remove the trim to get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar and hammer.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
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Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
Blending style and function they re great for closets pantries and home offices but because there s a small gap between the sliding barn door and the surrounding drywall they may not work well for bathrooms or other rooms where privacy is essential.
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.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
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I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
Instead they slide along the wall.