Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
How to build a sliding barn door for 40.
Slightly tighten all of the boards with c clamps.
Barn doors are a country decorating essential.
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.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
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.
We re building sliding barn doors.
Most regular doors cost more than that and don t even come close to looking as cool and unique.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
I love these sliding barn doors.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
It starts with a list of the items you ll need before you begin and then takes you through the steps necessary to complete the project.
They add so much style to a home.
If you love the look now you can create your very own rustic barn door with just as much character as one that came straight from the farm.
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I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
This is the new big in thing for homes these days.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
Chip joanna gaines are always doing this in their remodels on hgtv.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
Determine the width of the last t g piece to build up the door to an exact 75 width.
I also can t believe you can build these for only 40.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Rip the last 1x10 t g piece to right width remove c clamps put the last ripped board in place and tighten again with c clamps.
This is going to be a two part series.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.