This Old House Barn Door Installation

Inside the kitchen of a 110 year old farmhouse toh reader jeff m.

This old house barn door installation.

Interior barn doors are hung from a track mounted on the wall above a door opening. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards. Steps for installing a sliding barn door. A 1940s house makes a fresh start.

Replaced old swinging doors to the pantry with a set of sliding barn doors. Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. The door in the kit comes untreated so start by applying a desired stain finish to the door with a rag. Bottom tracks aren t necessary but we recommend adding one to reduce swinging.

Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. Keep a level on the board and loosely screw. How to hang a sliding barn door. The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top.

Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil. Tour the entire home. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.

Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way. In this diy smarts project ask this old house carpenter nathan gilbert travels to birmingham alabama to install a sliding barn door in an open concept loft apartment. With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time. Attach the mounting board over the opening with 4 inch structural screws.

He included the hardware to add even more character. Nathan installed the z bar knotty alder wood interior sliding barn door slab with hardware kit that can be found at the home depot. Attach the mounting hardware to.