The board we mounted the barn door hardware too made it stand out just.
Turn door into barn door get rid of molding.
I particularly like the more streamlined hardware on this one.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1.
Jan 29 2016 update.
Throughout the life of this blog you ve witnessed many diy door transformations like my salvaged wood look.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
Now don t get me wrong.
This might be eye rollingly obvious right now but i swear when you get elbow deep into a new project especially one with several steps this is an easy oversight.
There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out.
A group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door.
By reader laura from use it or lose it diy.
This barn door kit would be perfect for a bathroom as well.
Cut a 1x4 to size and install with wood glue and staples.
How to turn bypass closet doors into faux barn doors.
Then pry the pieces off.
How to install a barn door for a bathroom.
Luckily these ones came off really easily you can see the three pieces in the hallway.
I love a good rustic barn door.
How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.
Use a speed square to make sure the 1x4 is square.
2 years ago i purchased my home complete with a very ominous colored no tell motel dresser set up flanked by two small closets.
Don t get all excited about a big chunky barn door build a 40 wide one for a 6ft long door track.
And if i were to move to a rustic farmhouse or beach house or lake house for that matter i d be all over a true to form barn door or even one made from reclaimed wood.
Some of the nails will stay in the door casing which you can just hammer back in and break off the ones stuck in the molding.
You can find another very thorough blog and video tutorial in this post.
Generally speaking barn door tracks come in two sizes.
Removing the doors door hardware.
Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
We did not remove the moldings.
Bathroom doors can also have awkward swings into smaller bathrooms either hitting a vanity or making it impossible for two people to pass through a narrow space.
To do that you must first cut a line with a sharp edge on all sides.