Test fit to make sure you ve made the correct cut.
How to turn garage into barn door look.
Lay one of the long 1x4s in place with the doorknob hole partially covered then mark the center point of the doorknob on the 1x4.
How to turn a bifold door into a barn door.
We then cut other pieces to create the barn door design.
The first thing we did was cut the underlayment into strips using a table saw.
It currently has two single car width garage doors on one long wall and a people door on one short side.
Remember that this could work for single garage doors too.
You can choose whatever width you d like whether wide or narrow.
The space that is left at the top of the door in order to be able to operate can be covered on the door frame the actual wall portion of the opening with an extra piece of case molding.
Most garages don t meet the same construction standards as the rest of the house.
Use a jigsaw to cut the half circle.
To make the space.
Walls and ceiling.
Now that the trim was up and the doors were painted i needed to give the flat surface of the doors the look of planked wood.
How big an ordeal is it to convert the people door into a small sliding barn door.
Once cut we laid them out on the door in an arrangement we liked.
Depending on the design of your garage you.
And whatever design you love best you can try to imitate.
I knew that actually planking the doors wasn t an option because the track for hollow core doors is not meant for that kind of weight they d be off the track and broken in no time.