Barn Door Over Existing Door Frame
The final step was to hang the door.
Barn door over existing door frame. How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out. Our modern barn door is perfect for a transitional decor syle or traditional space.
Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and. Cut the top and bottom wood boards to length of 31 7 8 or tho the width of your existing door and clamp them in place. Removing the doors door hardware. Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely.
You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here. We attached the wheels and the handle to the door. The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim. Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint. July 4 2016 at 2 58 pm. Hope that helps and good luck. Get the convenience of a sliding door without the barn door look.
You could add paneling but that would likely make the door not fit over the existing door frame molding. You could use a utility knife to square off the areas and glue in another piece of wood. Before you install that interior sliding barn door you ve been dreaming about here are some things to consider 1. We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
Sand the boards with at least 100 grit sandpaper and sand a slight bevel to the corners so they aren t so sharp. On apr 15 2018 barn door track is usually above your present framing. Clamp the top and bottom wood boards in place temporarily. Wood putty the seams sand and then prime paint and paint again with your finish coat.
Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room. You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.