Turn Door Into Barn Door Get Rid Of Molding

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Turn door into barn door get rid of molding.

Then pry the pieces off. By reader laura from use it or lose it diy. How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. Luckily these ones came off really easily you can see the three pieces in the hallway.

We did not remove the moldings. Removing the doors door hardware. I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material. I particularly like the more streamlined hardware on this one.

Jan 29 2016 update. Throughout the life of this blog you ve witnessed many diy door transformations like my salvaged wood look. A group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door. How to turn bypass closet doors into faux barn doors.

And if i were to move to a rustic farmhouse or beach house or lake house for that matter i d be all over a true to form barn door or even one made from reclaimed wood. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. As long as you have enough room for the door to slide you are golden. How to install a barn door for a bathroom.

Remove the door hinge mortises. Use a speed square to make sure the 1x4 is square. The board we mounted the barn door hardware too made it stand out just. There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out.

To do that you must first cut a line with a sharp edge on all sides. I love a good rustic barn door. Their next project is a new vanity and to get rid of the last bit of peach in the room. Bathroom doors can also have awkward swings into smaller bathrooms either hitting a vanity or making it impossible for two people to pass through a narrow space.

Some of the nails will stay in the door casing which you can just hammer back in and break off the ones stuck in the molding. This barn door kit would be perfect for a bathroom as well. Now don t get me wrong. If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo.

This might be eye rollingly obvious right now but i swear when you get elbow deep into a new project especially one with several steps this is an easy oversight. Just above the doorknob measure the width of the door from the inside of the 1x4 frame. 2 years ago i purchased my home complete with a very ominous colored no tell motel dresser set up flanked by two small closets. Don t get all excited about a big chunky barn door build a 40 wide one for a 6ft long door track.