You can give any regular door a barn style makeover.
Convert bifold door to barn door.
Turning bi fold doors into faux barn door tutorial i think i might not be alone here but i am still hooked on pinterest.
Then you end up with 1 framed 3 4 thick door.
Converting bi folds to barn doors the plan october 9 2013 27 comments.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
Before you start make sure you have enough space beside your doorway for the door to slide all the way over.
That s what i like about this option.
Trace the outline of the hinge leaf on the side of the door.
We stopped at the depot and purchased 2 packages of cedar paneling a sliding door track kit and some construction adhesive.
How to turn a bifold door into a barn door the first thing we did was cut the underlayment into strips using a table saw.
Taking the initial plunge into a diy sliding barn door project may seem like a big dive but we re here to show you how easy it can be to convert your hinged doors into sliding doors in five easy steps.
Use the 1 4 thickness to trim a frame like you did.
A half hour later and only 20 bucks lighter we packed two hollow core sliding closet doors into g man s truck.
If it doesn t fit flat scrape or shave.
I m very selective on what i pin because i truly use it for personal use if i don t intend on trying what i pin i usually don t pin it.
It took me a while to actually get on but now that i am i m constantly on there.
I designed the barn door pattern and g man got to work measuring mitering and muttering.
Fit the hinge leaf into the cutout.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.
I don t have anywhere appropriate to put sliding barn doors in my tiny home either joselyn.
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.
How to convert bifold doors to barn doors 1 measure and cut the track make sure the door will fit.
Cut the tracing out to a depth of 1 8 inch using a chisel.
Since my doors are 2 feet wide i needed 2 feet on either side of the door in order to be able to open them.