So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
How to make a sliding barn door for closet.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
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.
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Instead they slide along the wall.
Installing sliding barn doors which come in a variety of sizes and designs adds rustic charm and character to a home s interior.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
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.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
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 sliding barn doors do not take up any floor space.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
We re building sliding barn doors.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
This is going to be a two part series.
How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
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.
We have an awesome building project for you today.
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.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.