When we designed and built our home we didn t add a door to our master bathroom.
How to add privacy to a barn door.
Practical applications of sliding barn doors privacy functionality.
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 have a bathroom barn door in our bunk room shower room.
For privacy it does have a lock but opposite side of the door has quite a wide gap in which one can see into part of the shower bathroom if standing in the right location.
Adding a barn door created a really nice look to the bathroom door.
Add bumpers for the barn door rollers to hit where you want to door to stop on each end.
How to add privacy to a bathroom barn door.
Also there was a giant gap on the sides with the door closed due to the nature of how barn doors work with trim work in the house.
How to add a lock to a barn door.
Match up and drill out the hole for the door latch on the cased opening.
If your doorway doesn t have a frame you can mount your rail bar directly into the wall.
So despite the fact that the doors were in tact and looked amazing there was no real finished look to them and they certainly didn t lock.
Attach a 1x6 board to your wall in the studs if your doorway has a frame that you need to go past.
It is easy to add a privacy lock which detours the casual sliding of door but anybody with minimal force and determination can break through or around a sliding door.
Add a bottom guide for your barn door so that it doesn t swing back and forth.
Add bumpers for the barn door rollers to hit where you want to door to stop on each end.
While i am happy with everything we ve done so far there s one thing that has been missing.
It s different than a traditional door but still works and functions for adding privacy to the bathroom.
Also trying to add a high security keyed lock is more trouble than one would like with sliding doors.
Attach the rollers to the top of your door and hang the door on the rail bar.
Not because we wanted it to be open.
Mark simply took the old door off and filled in the door trim holes where the hinges were sanded and painted it with our trim paint.
Adding privacy with barn doors.
Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style.
Add your door handle to the door.
Mount your rail bar.