Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.
How to make a sliding barn door lock.
Consider the type of barn door.
For double barn doors a sliding barn door latch isn t too difficult to find or install.
Check the measuring instructions or ask the manufacturer for help.
We have an awesome building project for you today.
You can add more overlap for extra privacy.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
We hope this helps you build sliding barn door for your farm building.
How to mount a barn door.
Choose your barn door hardware before determining the door height.
For a single sliding barn door the hardware and supplies are even less expensive and the whole project would have been under 200.
We sell economical pole barn kits for farm and ranch.
How to design your sliding barn doors.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
The doors simply slide together and can be locked together.
Kwik frame type sliding barn doors measure 5 1 2 up from the bottom of header at each jamb post.
The lock mounts to a door jamb to keep out prying eyes and keep barn doors shut.
Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
How to add a lock to a barn door.
This is going to be a two part series.
So despite the fact that the doors were in tact and looked amazing there was no real finished look to them and they certainly didn t lock.
It s easy to see why.
No matter what type of doors you want to build a few hours and some basic supplies are all that you need.
We met people from everbilt at the haven conference and talked too them about how one of our more popular posts of all time is about how to install one of their rival s sliding barn door hardware because the instructions were so confusing.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
A teardrop sliding door lock is one option to consider for added privacy.
We re building sliding barn doors.
I wish we had know about everbilt at the time because their directions are much more comprehensive.