This Old House Barn Door Installation

A 1940s house makes a fresh start.

This old house barn door installation.

Replaced old swinging doors to the pantry with a set of sliding barn doors. Nathan installed the z bar knotty alder wood interior sliding barn door slab with hardware kit that can be found at the home depot. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that. Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil.

Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. The kit comes with all the materials required to assemble and hang the door though nathan choose to add additional 3 4 stock in this application because the wall was not plumb and the door would have hit the baseboard otherwise. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards. 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.

Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. 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. Interior barn doors are hung from a track mounted on the wall above a door opening.

Steps for installing a sliding barn door. How to hang a sliding barn door. The door in the kit comes untreated so start by applying a desired stain finish to the door with a rag. Inside the kitchen of a 110 year old farmhouse toh reader jeff m.

Fortunately it may be possible to relocate these fixtures. Tour the entire home. He included the hardware to add even more character. Bottom tracks aren t necessary but we recommend adding one to reduce swinging.

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. Keep a level on the board and loosely screw. Attach the mounting hardware to.