Remove the trim to get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar and hammer.
How to trim out an interior barn door.
Personally i think barn style doors are perfect for a closet basement door bathroom door or even a built in bookcase.
Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
You ll need some tools.
Mark the stud locations hold the.
On the back side using a forstner bit definitely recommended drill a hole 7 16 deep essentially the height of the head of the bit.
The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side.
In every doorway there s a piece of trim running in the middle that keeps the door from.
Remove the inner trim.
We cut the side trim pieces to size and attached them to the side of the barn door with 1 1 4 brad nails and wood glue.
Once the side trim was attached we measured and cut the bottom trim to size and attached it with wood glue and 1 1 4 brad nails.
Once you mark the holes you need to drill a 1 8 pilot hole through the door.
There s a peg in the top.
I m going to install a sliding door on a master ensuite closet opening.
Removing the doors door hardware.
The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time.
Barn doors step 1.
Drill with drill bits and screwdriver socket wrench miter saw sander sandpaper and block finish paint depending on trim and door needs circular saw if you need to cut your door.
Quick tip trim down a block of wood to give you that spacing mark your holes accordingly.
Be sure to check out our double interior barn doors we installed to cover a bookcase that we converted to store baking dishes and small kitchen appliances.
Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail.
You can find our favorite brad nailer here.
How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1.
For single doors start about.
Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.