Also show you how to install it.
How to build a sliding barn door with mirror.
I will show you how to build a sliding mirror door using wood wheels and pipe fittings.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
Let s get right to it and kick things off with our inexpensive barn door with mirror and finished closet.
With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
Our new bedroom closet and a diy barn door with mirror from an old wood door.
This is going to be a two part series.
We re building sliding barn doors.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Carefully roll it into each end to determine where to place the stops.
At long last i m ready to start sharing our powder room and simple closet build.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
This keeps the door from swinging hitting the wall when sliding it open and closed.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
This sliding mirror is my solution to a small walk in closet with no wall space and no back of the door option for a mirror.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
We have an awesome building project for you today.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
A slit was also cut at the bottom of the door in order to use the floor glide that comes with the hardware kit see pictures below.
Use wood boards from the big box store and birch plywood for a budget friendly project.
The mirror slides across the room on stationary wheels and a galvanized steel pipe track.
Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
Hang the diy sliding barn door.