Diy Barn Door Closet Doors
If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.
Diy barn door closet doors. Please note that all sizing is approximate. Cuts for diy bifold barn door if you don t own a table saw have your local hardware store cut them for you. Hence they can be made easily as a diy sliding barn door. I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
Barn doors do not open by swinging them rather they need to be slide to get opened. Barn door does not require the rotatable hinges and a place to fix them. Your cuts with vary depending on the size of your particular bifold door. 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.
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. You can use the barn doors to separate two rooms or create your dressing area in a whole new room. 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.