Homemade Barn Door Hinges
Our barn doors in the main hallway allow for maximum space.
Homemade barn door hinges. After your three door frame pieces are cut to the correct size prime and paint them. Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors. Jan 30 2017 explore alisha cain s board barn latches on pinterest. I added some shelves in the middle where baskets house my sewing stuff as well as shelves behind the doors where my sewing machine and larger craft items are stored.
Barn doors add add rustic charm elegance and style to the outside or inside of any home. Some sort of spacers or stand offs that hold the track away from the wall allowing the door to slide freely will be included in the track mounting diy barn door hardware. The diy barn door craze is in full gear. The back doors we built with corrugated metal to add.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest. Some companies supply spacers in different lengths while others supply adjustable length spacers. If using a 4 hinge cut the board to be 4 wide if 6 hinge cut to 6 wide attach the piano hinge to the edge of the board with screws and screwdriver. You can however make a 6 wide board and use a 4 hinge but you may give up some stability.
Cut the side trim pieces to size. Here is a link to a good budget set of hardware. Diy door installation instructions step 1. Cut your two blocks of wood pieces into 13 x 4 pieces.
This video shows how to make a hinge from a pipe and rod. Steps for building metal barn doors 1. Https amzn to 2cx7rp0 square splinter version of the popular diy rustic barn. The front of the trim pieces should be flush with the front of the trim on the barn door.
Attach them to the sides of the barn door with 1 1 4 brad nails and wood glue. Don t want to build your own. Cut the top and bottom trim pieces to size. The hinges and door pulls are oil rubbed bronze by gatehouse from lowes.
Place a piece of metal on the far end of the frame. This is a welding project so you must know how to weld in order to make this. See more ideas about latches gate latch wooden doors. Be sure to check out our other diy barn closet door tutorials and creative diy sliding door solutions.