Trimming Out Barn Style Sliding Door
I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail.
Trimming out barn style sliding door. You can find our favorite brad nailer here. There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out. Before you install that interior sliding barn door you ve been dreaming about here are some things to consider 1. Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and.
Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room. Once you take the peg out the hinge will come loose. I built this custom sliding barn door using only standard grade 1x4 lumber. The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim.
Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely. I m going to install a sliding door on a master ensuite closet opening. Using only 15 standard 8 foot pine 1x4 boards you can do this too. You will need to use some spackle we used the quick dry version to fill the area where you remove the previous doors hinges but that is all.
You do not need to remove the trim. The opening will have full trim with 3 5 side casing and a 5 5 header see pic for an example of another door trimmed the same way.