This beginner friendly tutorial is a for two sided barn door with rustic decorative trim on both sides.
Two mirroed barn doors side by side install.
The american artisans layer the alder in a way that highlights the natural grains of wood in the door.
I cut one slat in half for the bottom and top trim and cut two slats to size for both of the sides and used an air nailer to attach them.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
The height is a bit trickier based on the casing and header.
This project lays out the steps to build a door of any size while still keeping the 1 3 4 door width required by standard sliding barn door hardware.
Once you ve bought the correct size door and hardware open the package and make sure you have all the right pieces.
This video demonstrates the installation of our v track barn door hardware.
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You must also make sure that you have enough room on one side of the opening for a single door and either side of the opening for a double door in order for your barn doors to open properly.
This space is equivalent to the width of the door s that your ordering.
I put all the slats for one door side by side and lined them up flush on the ends.
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We recommend 1 1 2 to 2 of overhang on each side.
For double barn doors you ll install two full sets of hardware centered in the middle of the door opening.
For a sheet rocked opening we recommend the door height be 1 2 larger than the opening.
You can use trim nails and a hammer here.
Use wood boards from the big box store and birch plywood for a budget friendly project.
Once you ve bought the correct size door and hardware open the package and make sure you have all the right pieces.
An artisan hardware modern mirrored barn door features a full length mirror on one side and is made from hand selected engineered alder wood.