Make A Short Barn Door Larger

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Make a short barn door larger.

Look how much bigger this standard sized door appears when flanked with this gorgeous barn door over at the lettered cottage. Saw off a smidgen of the rail you want to make wider. Because barn doors are so much larger than normal doors you need to take weight and support into account more seriously. How to make a door longer.

For the hardware we used an 8 foot track and then 3 they come in sets of 2 wheels and hardware. If you are going to have the door be all the way open you have to have a longer track so like 12 feet long meaning your beam will have to be longer too. I used the same hardware from my other barn door. This exposes fresh wood and ensures a good glue bond.

Sliding doors whether pocket doors or barn doors help to open up a space and make a doorway feel bigger. If you have remodeled and changed from heavy carpet and pad to hardwood or tile it can leave a large gap at the bottom of the door. To make sure the cut is straight tom clamps a straightedge to the door and uses it to guide his circular saw. Measure for the filler strip.

Barn doors that swing out need to be mounted on very large and strong hinges and sliding barn doors need to be properly balanced and hung on high quality hardware in order to work properly. Making the door longer blocks airflow deadens sounds and creates an insect.