INSTALL A BARN-STYLE DOOR
A sliding door installed on a barn-door track doesn’t take up much floor space—or require major wall surgery.Use the panel as a blank canvas on which to paint or draw, or to affix memorabilia. We attached painted sections of quarter-inch plywood, vintage crate labels, and wood rulers.
Here are some tips for installation success:
• Use a specialty barn-door kit, available at hardware stores and home improvement centers.
• Give yourself some space. Plan enough uninterrupted space on one side of the doorway to slide the door out of the way.
• Be flexible. If your kit doesn’t come with stoppers in the ends of the metal track, for example, you can improvise by installing screws through the track to prevent the door from zooming off.
• Think light. Light-weight doors are easier to move. Consider building a hollow-panel door by sandwiching strips of 1x2 lumber between quarter-inch plywood.
Here are some tips for installation success:
• Use a specialty barn-door kit, available at hardware stores and home improvement centers.
• Give yourself some space. Plan enough uninterrupted space on one side of the doorway to slide the door out of the way.
• Be flexible. If your kit doesn’t come with stoppers in the ends of the metal track, for example, you can improvise by installing screws through the track to prevent the door from zooming off.
• Think light. Light-weight doors are easier to move. Consider building a hollow-panel door by sandwiching strips of 1x2 lumber between quarter-inch plywood.
