So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
How to make a regular door into a sliding door.
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To be a barn door you need to make sure that the door.
However not all doors can be barn doors.
To hang a pocket door you need a rough opening that is twice as wide as the door itself.
If we can spend 35 bucks and make hollow core doors look amazing you can too.
Pocket doors also require modification of the wall framing since you need to make a space for the door in the wall and create a slot in the stud framing the door.
Turn a regular door into a sliding barn door a group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
We updated an existing door but this project can easily be done with a brand new door.
Remove the trim to get this hinged barn door diy project party started begin by gently removing the interior door trim with a pry bar and hammer.
Is tall enough to cover your door opening with a little overlap.
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When you have the door removed from the hinges take off the doorknob.
Is wide enough to cover your door opening with a little overlap.
Ensure that the doors can move easily in the path created by the upper and lower door tracks guides.
A hammer and screwdriver are the best tools to help pull the bolts out of the hinges.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
This means taking down the old swinging door removing the jamb and disassembling the wall framing.
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Insert the rollers into the upper track and hang the door in place.
Check with the level to ensure the door s are plumb and level.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 if hanging more than one sliding door.
Use a template to mark the holes for your door hardware then drill the holes making sure to hold the drill perpendicular to the floor.
Remove the old slab door from the hinges.