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Homemade barn door hinges.
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Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Some sort of spacers or stand offs that hold the track away from the wall allowing the door to slide freely will be included in the track mounting diy barn door hardware.
Barn doors add add rustic charm elegance and style to the outside or inside of any home.
Place a piece of metal on the far end of the frame.
Some companies supply spacers in different lengths while others supply adjustable length spacers.
I added some shelves in the middle where baskets house my sewing stuff as well as shelves behind the doors where my sewing machine and larger craft items are stored.
The hinges and door pulls are oil rubbed bronze by gatehouse from lowes.
You can however make a 6 wide board and use a 4 hinge but you may give up some stability.
Here is a link to a good budget set of hardware.
Attach them to the sides of the barn door with 1 1 4 brad nails and wood glue.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
This is a welding project so you must know how to weld in order to make this.
Even better they are an excellent way to save space when used in place of a traditional hinged door.
The back doors we built with corrugated metal to add.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest.
This video shows how to make a hinge from a pipe and rod.
Diy door installation instructions step 1.
The front of the trim pieces should be flush with the front of the trim on the barn door.
Cut your two blocks of wood pieces into 13 x 4 pieces.
It s much easier to do now before the hinges are screwed in and the whole thing is attached to the door.
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Don t want to build your own.
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Add the next piece of metal to the frame by.
Cut the top and bottom trim pieces to size.
If using a 4 hinge cut the board to be 4 wide if 6 hinge cut to 6 wide attach the piano hinge to the edge of the board with screws and screwdriver.
Our barn doors in the main hallway allow for maximum space.