The opening will have full trim with 3 5 side casing and a 5 5 header see pic for an example of another door trimmed the same way.
Trimming out barn style sliding door.
Space saving barn doors add beauty and function to almost any room.
The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim.
Using only 15 standard 8 foot pine 1x4 boards you can do this too.
I built this custom sliding barn door using only standard grade 1x4 lumber.
We cut the side trim pieces to size and attached them to the side of the barn door with 1 1 4 brad nails and wood glue.
Once you take the peg out the hinge will come loose.
I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail.
Empty wall space next to the opening allows the door to slide freely.
You do not need to remove the trim.
Quality hardware is a mustyour barn door will be a focal point in your home so it needs to look great perform flawlessly and.
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Removing the doors door hardware taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
Once the side trim was attached we measured and cut the bottom trim to size and attached it with wood glue and 1 1 4 brad nails.
Before you install that interior sliding barn door you ve been dreaming about here are some things to consider 1.