Barn Door On Existing Door Frame

You do not need to remove the trim.

Barn door on existing door frame.

Learn how to easily replace an existing door with a barn door. Removing the doors door hardware. Just above the doorknob measure the width of the door from the inside of the 1x4 frame. Next install the hardware.

Install diagonal cross pieces. The barn door should be wide enough to completely cover the doorway with an inch or two of overhang on both sides and about one inch at the top. In every doorway there s a piece of trim running in the middle that keeps the door from. Cut a 1x4 to size and install with wood glue and staples.

You can customize. The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim. We removed the existing doors and filled the screw holes with wood putty. You need the right kind of space.

Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. Wood putty the seams sand and then prime paint and paint again with your finish coat. We gave our sister a custom barn door for her pantry to update her kitchen. If you re mounting a single door you need wall space on one side of your opening that is at least the width of the door so it can slide completely open.

1 1 8 x 6 long wood board 3 optional new black hinges you could use your old ones. Barn door installation without removing door trim just a quick spackle. You can find the barn door hardware that we used here and the handle that we used here. You ll need a set of sliding door hardware as well as a door that s large enough to cover your opening.

Barn door track is usually above your present framing. 2 1 6 x 8 long wood boards i used white pine boards. Remove the inner trim. You could use a utility knife to square off the areas and glue in another piece of wood.

It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor. How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1. Once the putty dried we touched them up with a little paint. 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.

A barn door can free up space compared to a swinging door but it also needs room to slide along its track. If you choose to leave the door trim like we did you can used a pre primed 1 6 pine board for attaching the barn door track. You could use other types of wood to match the existing. 1 existing solid core door my door is 6 8 tall x 32 wide.

We removed the standard sized existing basement door as well as the door hinges.