Make A Short Barn Door Larger

How to make a door longer.

Make a short barn door larger.

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. This exposes fresh wood and ensures a good glue bond. Saw off a smidgen of the rail you want to make wider. Making the door longer blocks airflow deadens sounds and creates an insect.

Measure for the filler strip. For the hardware we used an 8 foot track and then 3 they come in sets of 2 wheels and hardware. Thicker wood will make the door. Or if a floor has been replaced with.

Large gaps under the door allow sound to escape the room air to flow in or out and provide a passageway for bugs or vermin to enter the home. To make sure the cut is straight tom clamps a straightedge to the door and uses it to guide his circular saw. 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. Look how much bigger this standard sized door appears when flanked with this gorgeous barn door over at the lettered cottage.

Because barn doors are so much larger than normal doors you need to take weight and support into account more seriously. I used the same hardware from my other barn door.