If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door track.
How to change doors to barn doors.
The next project is to finish the laundry room.
When converting your hinged door to a barn door you may or may not need to adjust the length of the door to ensure that it slides smoothly on the railing and ground track without scraping across the floor.
Clamp the dowel in place then nail it.
If a project like this is in your future i have 3 pieces of advice.
Make sure your wall will support the barn door hardware.
If you want a barn door for your home look at old doors as possibilities.
A good measurement is 3 inch top and bottom with 2 inch side pieces for a smaller door but you can use wider pieces for a larger door.
Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Create an outer frame on the door with 1x4s.
Measure out how you want the frame of the barn door to be.
Measure the width and height of the door.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
With miter saw cut stiles and rails aka the frame of the door to desired dimensions i used 2 6 s.
Determine placement of doorknob.
Step 3 attach square dowel 1 2 to inside perimeter edge using 18ga or 16ga nailer.
Measure your door clearance.
Trim along this score line using a circular saw for a precise.
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I hope this barn door project inspires you.
5 cut the top and bottom pieces the same width and and lay them on the door.
We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
This board also makes it easier to attach the track to the wall.
Attach rails to stiles using pocket hole jig.