Locate and mark studs in your wall then mark the wall to mount the track making sure that it s level and leaving an inch of clearance between the floor and the bottom of the door.
Hang regular door from barn door assembly.
Now that the trim was up and the doors were painted i needed to give the flat surface of the doors the look of planked wood.
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To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
I used 3 wood screws to attach it and made sure i place a screw on every stud.
Custom barn doors are a lot of fun with the right help.
Attach the track using spacers attach door stops at the ends and hang your new door.
Using a stud finder and a level hang the mounting board on the wall studs.
The door must be no thicker than 1 3 4 step 1.
I knew that actually planking the doors wasn t an option because the track for hollow core doors is not meant for that kind of weight they d be off the track and broken in no time.
Trim along this score line using a circular saw for a precise.
When converting your hinged door to a barn door you may or may not need to adjust the length of the door to ensure that it slides smoothly on the railing and ground track without scraping across the floor.
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Installing barn door hardware process.