How To Build Mini Barn Doors

She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it.

How to build mini barn doors.

I am wheelchair bond at times and the doors won t open past the wheelchair. Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn. We re building sliding barn doors. Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.

We have an awesome building project for you today. Drill pilot holes through the plates and insert 3 1 2 screws into the studs. This is going to be a two part series. The barn doors will be prefect on the sink cabinet front.

Here s how to save your money by taking the diy approach to building a barn door. I wasn t certain how to do the barn doors and my quote for the work was unbelievably high. Cut the components for the wall frames at the right dimensions as shown in the diagram. Place the studs every 24 on center and make sure the corners are square.

Build the side wall frames for the mini barn shed from 2 4 lumber. If you ve investigated rustic barn doors you ve probably gotten sticker shock. That all just went away. 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.

It s easy to see why. Do you want to connect with other woodworkers. I can have my barn doors and i now know i can do them myself. To avoid paying 50 or more for pint size sliding door hardware kristine repurposed a 1 inch flat metal bar and metal garden edging stakes.

She also drilled holes through both sides of each stake she would be using.