To get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar.
Make a sliding barn door out of existing door.
Converting a hinged door to a sliding door.
You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
In this diy tutorial we ll show you how to use an old door to create a beautiful diy barn door with a herringbone chevron style pattern.
The first thing we did was cut the underlayment into strips using a table saw.
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Measure the top and install the railing system.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
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.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
If you missed the reveal with all the before and afters make sure you check it out.
You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
Trim any added door length.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.
A group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door.
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Once cut we laid them out on the door in an arrangement we liked.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim.
Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
They re probably my favorite project from the 24 hour modern farmhouse makeover i did over the holidays.
Clamp the top and bottom wood boards in place temporarily.
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Next install the hardware.
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Sand the boards with at least 100 grit sandpaper and sand a slight bevel to the corners so they aren t so sharp.
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Cut the top and bottom wood boards to length of 31 7 8 or tho the width of your existing door and clamp them in place.