How To Trim Out An Interior Barn Door
Using 1x4s and a 1x2 for the front gap edge i cut to measure and attached with trim nails and a hammer.
How to trim out an interior 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. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. I have calculated i need 12 hardware. I m going to install a sliding door on a master ensuite closet opening.
How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. However don t just toss the trim when you re done as it may be something you can use for a future diy project. Paint on door trim. Barn door pull the one we used is out of stock but we have also purchased this one for another barn door.
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. Be sure to check out our double interior barn doors we installed to cover a bookcase that we converted to store baking dishes and small kitchen appliances. Remove the trim to get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar and hammer. Barn door hardware kit.
Check out all of the other projects from this shanty house crash series below. I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail. I would put trim up here but needed the extra 1 2 to. I removed the door again and began to trim out the frame.
Personally i think barn style doors are perfect for a closet basement door bathroom door or even a built in bookcase. I left the top trim piece out and spackled the drywall to the door frame creating a smooth joint. Screw together d the spacers all the way and then back out x amount of space for any trim 1 8 of an inch. Farmhouse dining table free plans and how to video.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open. What i need to know is if the window is surrounded by 3 4 trim and the shutters are 1 and 3 4 thick can i mount the hardware to the wall with enough space to run the shutters back and forth over the window opening or do i absolutely have to. Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. Removing the doors door hardware.
Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way. The opening will have full trim with 3 5 side casing and a 5 5 header see pic for an example of another door trimmed the same way. Here is the before. I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders.
Mounting over a bay window.