Making Sliding Doors Closet

I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.

Making sliding doors closet.

Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Build the door steps 2 10. Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.

This is going to be a two part series. Like i said this closet thing was not even part of the plan for her room but as we were getting things done it needed to be added. Plan for a 2 day project. We have an awesome building project for you today.

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. Save space and add an architectural design element with sliding pocket doors. Customize your sliding closet doors to be a perfect fit for your home family and lifestyle. Pocket doors for closets.

14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1. Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. We re building sliding barn doors. Apparently i couldn t find a good example online of how to size my panels correctly which was a bit frustrating.

Pick the right closet door that is functional and complements your style. Since i wanted to make bi fold doors i knew it would be harder than sliding doors. You need to take into consideration the door hinges and just space needed for them to fold. Hang the rear door first on the sliding door track followed by the front door.

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. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes. Step 8 push doors to one side and adjust the roller hangers to make them square with the side of the closet.