With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
How to install 1 2 glass in a barn door.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top.
Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil.
Plan for a 2 day project.
We hauled these bad boys up to the attic one at a time.
Work with a helper when lifting heavy pieces.
In this project the barn door is constructed using 3 4 tongue and groove planks held together with two 1 2 thick vertical stiles and two horizontal rails top and bottom on both sides for a total frame thickness of 1 3 4.
Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help.
A popular choice for exterior doors steel provides superior security and weather resistance without proper care these doors may rust over time.
The national cost range for a barn door installation is 450 to 750 with most homeowners spending 600 for a 30 inch barn door installed on an interior wall of their home.
Fiberglass doors are a great alternative to traditional wooden doors they are easy to maintain and offer superb durability insulation and versatility in appearance and style.
It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor.
It s barn door installation time.
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.
Here s how i did it with a little help from my partner in crime.
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.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
I made a custom modern sliding barn door for my parents new house in one weekend.
It is possible to have a barn door installed for much cheaper at around 400 for a vinyl barn door installed on an interior wall.
Here is the link to build one.
Build the door steps 2 10.