Measure the width and height of the door.
How to convert existing door as barn 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.
We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty.
You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here.
Cut two 1x4s to the height of your door and two 1x4s seven inches shorter than the width of your door.
You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.
Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
Trade your ordinary interior door for a farm chic sliding barn door with these easy steps.
Trim along this score line using a circular saw for a precise.
But buying a pre made barn door is pricey and we would like to reuse the doors themselves but aren t quite sure if they need to be slightly wider than they are now and how to go about converting them.
Create an outer frame on the door with 1x4s.