Install Barn Doors Over Door Frame

With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.

Install barn doors over door frame.

Barn doors hang from a track outside the room covering the doorway but leaving gaps at the sides between wall and door. Barn door installation without removing door trim just a quick spackle. How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. Note the measurement and save it for later.

You do not need to remove the trim. I have calculated i need 12 hardware. Barn doors step 1. Mounting over a bay window.

Keep in mind that if the door has 2x4 walls then the frame will be 4 1 2 11 4 cm. For single doors start about. Remove the inner trim. Mark the stud locations hold the.

The track will be at least the width of the barn door times two for a single door so your header or blocking must cover the entire distance. You ll need to know how wide your door frame is so the jamb fits in it. I am mounting shutters using the same hardware used for barn door sliders. In every doorway there s a piece of trim running in the middle that keeps the door from.

If possible extend your header or blocking past this distance by 6 inches or so just to be safe schiltz says. Break out the tape measure. The door must be wider than the doorway. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.

Make sure the track is level with the gap at the bottom and trim clearance in mind. Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door. Learn how to install a barn door and what tools wil. In this video i show you how to install barn doors using a standard flat bar rail set that i purchased from home depot.

The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim. Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame. There s a peg in the top. Measure the width of the door frame.

These rails are available at most of. Removing the doors door hardware. We removed the standard sized existing basement door as well as the door hinges.