Turn Door Into Barn Door Get Rid Of Molding

As long as you have enough room for the door to slide you are golden.

Turn door into barn door get rid of molding.

Luckily these ones came off really easily you can see the three pieces in the hallway. Then pry the pieces off. This might be eye rollingly obvious right now but i swear when you get elbow deep into a new project especially one with several steps this is an easy oversight. Throughout the life of this blog you ve witnessed many diy door transformations like my salvaged wood look.

I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material. And if i were to move to a rustic farmhouse or beach house or lake house for that matter i d be all over a true to form barn door or even one made from reclaimed wood. A group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door. Removing the doors door hardware.

How to install a barn door for a bathroom. Jan 29 2016 update. Now don t get me wrong. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.

Don t get all excited about a big chunky barn door build a 40 wide one for a 6ft long door track. There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out. I love a good rustic barn door. If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.

How to turn bypass closet doors into faux barn doors. You can find another very thorough blog and video tutorial in this post. Just above the doorknob measure the width of the door from the inside of the 1x4 frame. Cut a 1x4 to size and install with wood glue and staples.

I particularly like the more streamlined hardware on this one. By reader laura from use it or lose it diy. The board we mounted the barn door hardware too made it stand out just. Their next project is a new vanity and to get rid of the last bit of peach in the room.

To do that you must first cut a line with a sharp edge on all sides. Generally speaking barn door tracks come in two sizes. This barn door kit would be perfect for a bathroom as well. Bathroom doors can also have awkward swings into smaller bathrooms either hitting a vanity or making it impossible for two people to pass through a narrow space.

We did not remove the moldings. How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. Use a speed square to make sure the 1x4 is square. Remove the door hinge mortises.