The exact measurements and detailed diagrams can be downloaded in my free sliding barn door plans.
Double barn door plans.
This is what we did on these closet sliding barn doors and the double sliding barn door i built for the bathroom.
Remember to add an additional track at the bottom for double barn doors if it will be exceptionally large or heavy.
So if you need plans to build barn doors see a video on how to build them or a tutorial on how to install them this site has it all.
Anchor the metal barn door rail directly into the studs on the wall.
Finally if you are installing a barn door in your house you will use similar strategies for mounting the door despite its smaller size.
Either way they definitely add a lot of charm to a room.
Diy barn door plans tutorial.
April 18 2016 modern farmhouse diy projects.
This kit allows diy ers to simply add their own slats of wood to the provided steel barn door frame to create their own unique double barn door in minutes.
Additionally you know how to attach the barn door by using the mounting board and track.
Rustica s revolutionary diy double barn door kit is the most cost effective way to add the beautiful character of a barn door to your bedroom living room or bathroom.
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The smaller double doors for downstairs essentially followed the same process with the 1 8 s replaced with 1 4 s and horizontal center pieces instead of diagonal i decided to add this part in at the last minute so it s not shown below sorry.
The sliding barn door hardware and rail are made of 1 4 inch thick 2 inch wide flat bar cold rolled steel.
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If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.
The studs and rail holes don t always line up well.
Build the door steps 2 10.
The barn door fire screen.
Take off the existing door trim and re trim the door building the header into the trim.
Diy double barn door plans june 6 2016 by rebecca farrant 9 comments so one of the projects i was most looking forward to when i started my huge bathroom makeover remodel into a smaller bathroom and a third floor laundry room was a place to put a barn door.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
This tutorial and plans are for double barn doors.
Plan for a 2 day project.
14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1.
53 creative and gorgeous diy barn door plans and ideas.
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