My very first barn door experience was for our laundry room a year ago and i knew it wouldn t be the last.
Diy barn door closet doors.
Barn doors do not open by swinging them rather they need to be slide to get opened.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
You can use the barn doors to separate two rooms or create your dressing area in a whole new room.
Cuts for diy bifold barn door if you don t own a table saw have your local hardware store cut them for you.
Your cuts with vary depending on the size of your particular bifold door.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.
Hence they can be made easily as a diy sliding barn door.