Trim along this score line using a circular saw for a precise.
How to convert existing door as barn door.
We need every inch of space in our small bedrooms and would like to convert the bedroom door and the closet door of the master and the closet door of the spare bedroom into barn door style doors.
We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door track.
Measure the width and height of the door.
Create an outer frame on the door with 1x4s.
When converting your hinged door to a barn door you may or may not need to adjust the length of the door to ensure that it slides smoothly on the railing and ground track without scraping across the floor.
Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
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.
But buying a pre made barn door is pricey and we would like to reuse the doors themselves but aren t quite sure if they need to be slightly wider than they are now and how to go about converting them.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.