So for example if you have a 36 inch opening you will want a 48 inch wide door.
Replace sliding closet doors with barn doors.
Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.
Step 3 attach square dowel 1 2 to inside perimeter edge using 18ga or 16ga nailer.
Clamp the dowel in place then nail it.
Attach rails to stiles using pocket hole jig.
How to build paneled sliding barn doors for closet.
Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.
Therefore you need to look for a door system that is engineered to perform well in your building and perform as expected.
A sliding door system is only as strong as the weakest link.
Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
This video shows details of how to.
1 remove the old door.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
How do i replace my current closet door.
The new door must be bigger than the opening for complete coverage and to minimize gaps.
Before you get started make sure the space is compatible for a sliding barn door.
The width height and placement of the door opening are also important factors in your pole building s overall structural integrity.
Once i took out the old molding i had to put in a filler piece to lower the top of the doorframe to be level with the door molding at the top.