Trim Behind Barn Door

The barn doors are available in four different styles.

Trim behind barn door.

I m going to install a sliding door on a master ensuite closet opening. The opening will have full trim with 3 5 side casing and a 5 5 header see pic for an example of another door trimmed the same way. Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim. I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail.

Instead of fastening the barn door rail to drywall first screw a ledger board to the wall studs for a sturdier mounting surface that allows the hanging door to clear the door frame. You want to cover the trim entirely when the barn door is closed. Mounting over a bay window. Purchase a door that s as tall as the opening height or opening plus trim and 2 inches wider than the door frame to cover the entire opening.

From cozy bedrooms to rustic home offices and perfect room dividers barn style doors are all the rage for homeowners. From the countryside barns these wide sliding doors have entered the house to become popular interior décor pieces. Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open. This both looks better and provides more of a sound barrier between rooms.

Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway. I have calculated i need 12 hardware. Craftsman old world contemporary and farmhouse. What i need to know is if the window is surrounded by 3 4 trim and the shutters are 1 and 3 4 thick can i mount the hardware to the wall with enough space to run the shutters back and forth over the window opening or do i absolutely have to.

I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders. How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame. We have partnered with jeld wen window and doors to show you their amazing new barn door kit. Barn doors are not just for barns anymore.