Your cuts with vary depending on the size of your particular bifold door.
Diy barn door closet doors.
Despite what the bifold door packaging said the door actually measured 78 3 4 x 35 1 2 inches.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.
Hence they can be made easily as a diy sliding barn door.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
Please note that all sizing is approximate.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
Cuts for diy bifold barn door if you don t own a table saw have your local hardware store cut them for you.
My very first barn door experience was for our laundry room a year ago and i knew it wouldn t be the last.
If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.