Replacing Closet Doors With Barn Doors
Updating or replacing your closet doors has a large very visual impact on the room s overall aesthetic.
Replacing closet doors with barn doors. This video shows details of how to. Before choosing an interior door consider whether you want a solid core or hollow core. We have a wide variety from single and double pre hung doors and slab doors to french doors barn doors and more. You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
Solid core doors are heavier and offer more sound control. Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor. Take precise measurements of the existing door and doorframe. This step was easy for me since only one of the doors was still hanging on.
Reach up to the top of the door and if there is a locking lever push down to release it. We offer a whole host of configurations and styles from double swing openings to bi fold openings that reserve space in smaller rooms. Our barn door kits are diy projects that bring affordable on trend design to any home. Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
We used a table saw but a circular saw will also do the job. For 50 a door not including the sliding track kit we were able to replace our boring bi fold closet doors with custom sliding barn doors. See how to add value to your home by installing double doors on a closet with hinge mounted doors with a door frame. If needed mark and carefully trim the bottom of the new door to fit the existing doorframe.
Custom design and functionality was particularly crucial to this space not only because of the mudroom bench located so close to the door opening but also because this is our laundry closet and i. Then remove the hinge pins and lift the existing door out of the doorframe. Sliding barn style doors add instant privacy and are easy to install. Then compress the door like a sandwich lift up from the bottom and remove the door from the bottom brackets.
Measure the existing door and doorframe. We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty. Interior doors looking for interior doors. Mark and trim the new door.
You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here. They require an existing door frame. Remove your old closet doors. Designs repair replacement use slatted doors in closets where mildew is an issue.
Doors are everywhere in your home including your closets. If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door.