I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
Diy barn door closet doors.
Barn doors do not open by swinging them rather they need to be slide to get opened.
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.
Hence they can be made easily as a diy sliding barn door.
Please note that all sizing is approximate.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
Barn door does not require the rotatable hinges and a place to fix them.
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.
My very first barn door experience was for our laundry room a year ago and i knew it wouldn t be the last.
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.
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.