The width height and placement of the door opening are also important factors in your pole building s overall structural integrity.
Replace sliding closet doors with barn doors.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
Before you get started make sure the space is compatible for a sliding barn door.
Pop the door rollers off the track unscrew the track from the header and remove it.
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.
Clamp the dowel in place then nail 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.
So for example if you have a 36 inch opening you will want a 48 inch wide door.
The new door must be bigger than the opening for complete coverage and to minimize gaps.
See how to add value to your home by installing double doors on a closet with hinge mounted doors with a door frame.
Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
How do i replace my current closet door.
This video shows details of how to.
Attach rails to stiles using pocket hole jig.
With miter saw cut stiles and rails aka the frame of the door to desired dimensions i used 2 6 s.
Step 3 attach square dowel 1 2 to inside perimeter edge using 18ga or 16ga nailer.
1 remove the old door.