The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side.
How to trim out a barn door.
My trim sticks out from the wall a little teeny bit less than 3 4 of an inch.
The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time.
Remove the inner trim.
Mark the stud locations hold the.
You do not need to remove the trim.
As i answered to emily currently the door is rubbing the trim slightly at the bottom because we are waiting for a door guide from another company.
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.
Get the convenience of a sliding door without the barn door look.
For single doors start about.
You will need to use some spackle we used the quick dry version to fill the area where you remove the previous doors hinges but that is all.
Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
The nice thing about the jeld wen barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim.
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.
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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.
I know that people typically extend the header to encompass the full length of the rail.
Removing the doors door hardware.
Prime and paint the backer board there should be one inch of space between the barn door and the wall frame.
You ll need some tools.
Locate the studs use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.
Drill with drill bits and screwdriver socket wrench miter saw sander sandpaper and block finish paint depending on trim and door needs circular saw if you need to cut your door.
In every doorway there s a piece of trim running in the middle that keeps the door from.
There s a peg in the top.
Barn doors step 1.