How To Frame A Barn Door Opening

To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.

How to frame a barn door opening.

I want to install a sliding barn door on the opening to make it more private when we have guests. It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. Measure the opening to determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the.

The hardware needs to installed along the top of the wall but there isn t enough clearance to the far left so i think the best solution is to frame out the opening to 1 make the opening smaller 2 install a header so there is enough clearance along the top to install the hardware. Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail. There s a peg in the top. In every doorway there s a piece of trim running in the middle that keeps the door from.

Removing the doors door hardware. Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles. Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw. The door will slide left to right.

Remove the inner trim. How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. Unless a room s baseboard will be flush with its wall which is atypical but trendy right now then frame that wall normally and finish with a cased opening instead of wrapping with drywall use jamb material with trim at the perimeter. Choose your barn door hardware before.