Clamp the dowel in place then nail it.
Replace sliding closet doors with barn doors.
Prep the top of the door to accommodate the new doors.
A sliding door system is only as strong as the weakest link.
With miter saw cut stiles and rails aka the frame of the door to desired dimensions i used 2 6 s.
Attach rails to stiles using pocket hole jig.
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.
The new door must be bigger than the opening for complete coverage and to minimize gaps.
The width height and placement of the door opening are also important factors in your pole building s overall structural integrity.
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.
How to build paneled sliding barn doors for closet.
1 remove the old door.
How do i replace my current closet door.
Remove the old doors and the old closet track and any extra molding inside the door frame 1a.
Using a pry bar or claw hammer pull all the trim and casing off the old door opening.
This video shows details of how to.
So for example if you have a 36 inch opening you will want a 48 inch wide door.
For a barn door to function properly you will need enough room to one side of the opening so the door can slide completely open.