This is going to be a two part series.
How to build big barn doors.
So my husband and i decided to build one and i absolutely love it.
The traditional swinging door typically needs 9 feet or more of space to function properly.
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I loved my rustic barn door and i loved that it was an easy solution for a door in my craft room but i wanted a more modern barn door in there to match the rest of our house.
I honestly loved it and was.
1 56 mb last fall a client asked me to build barn doors for a new outbuilding.
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.
We re building sliding barn doors.
Building big barn doors exteriors.
Barn doors come with both functional and aesthetic benefits.
Barn doors that swing out need to be mounted on very large and strong hinges and sliding barn doors need to be properly balanced and hung on high quality hardware in order to work properly.
Functionally they are big space savers.
Closing in a pole barn with custom doors.
Building in place is the easiest way to build barn doors.
Here is a picture of the rustic barn door we made a couple year ago.
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There were two openings in need of 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.
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While this may not be an issue for large houses more space starved homes will find it more than a little problematic.
Building big barn doors.
Thicker wood will make the door better at keeping heat in but will also make it heavier.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.