It seems one of the biggest trends lately is installing a barn door inside to either add a decorative element add some privacy or in our case cut down on noise.
Inside barn door installation.
Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
Measure and cut two lengths of mounting board for each barn door.
Attach the mounting boards to the top and bottom of the doorway using drywall anchors and ensure that the mounting boards run straight along the doorway.
Here is a brief synopsis of what is involved lessons learned.
In fact by the time you re finished reading these 5 easy barn door installation steps you ll be ready to add a touch of rustic chic to your home décor scheme with a genuine sliding barn door of your own.
Mark the stud locations hold the.
And last but not least one of the most appealing factors of a barn door is that they re a fairly simple diy project.
We recently removed a pocket door and left the doorway open as we knew we were going to install one in that location.
Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.