Trimming Out Barn Style Sliding Door

Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely.

Trimming out barn style sliding door.

There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out. Removing the doors door hardware taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. You can find our favorite brad nailer here. Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room.

Once the side trim was attached we measured and cut the bottom trim to size and attached it with wood glue and 1 1 4 brad nails. Before you install that interior sliding barn door you ve been dreaming about here are some things to consider 1. I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail. I m going to install a sliding door on a master ensuite closet opening.

The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim. 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. Once you take the peg out the hinge will come loose. We cut the side trim pieces to size and attached them to the side of the barn door with 1 1 4 brad nails and wood glue.

Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and. You do not need to remove the trim.