You can use the barn doors to separate two rooms or create your dressing area in a whole new room.
Diy barn door closet doors.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.
Please note that all sizing is approximate.
Barn doors do not open by swinging them rather they need to be slide to get opened.
Your cuts with vary depending on the size of your particular bifold door.
Cuts for diy bifold barn door if you don t own a table saw have your local hardware store cut them for you.
Despite what the bifold door packaging said the door actually measured 78 3 4 x 35 1 2 inches.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
My very first barn door experience was for our laundry room a year ago and i knew it wouldn t be the last.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.