Take off the existing door trim and re trim the door building the header into the trim.
How to build double barn doors.
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In this article i m going to show you how i built and installed these modern barn doors.
This is going to be a two part series.
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Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn.
Gather your tools so you re not climbing off your ladder to find a screwdriver in the garage.
This is what we did on these closet sliding barn doors and the double sliding barn door i built for the bathroom.
Our basement already had a bit of a modern vibe with the acid stained concrete floors.
This is my second barn door build this time we made two.
Because of this i thought it would be fitting to come up with a modern design for the barn doors.
So we decided on double barn doors.
We re building sliding barn doors.
If you ve investigated rustic barn doors you ve probably gotten sticker shock.
A header for the door could be as simple as a 1 x 4 board attached with 3 1 2 screws into the studs in the wall.
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.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
Once you ve bought the correct size door and hardware open the package and make sure you have all the right pieces.
Here s how to save your money by taking the diy approach to building a barn door.
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