So i headed to lowes to pick up some 2 2 boards.
Can a hollow core door be used as a barn door.
A few pep talk soap box comments from me this project 100 proves that you can work with whatever you have to make your home work for you.
Can be difficult to repair.
You will need 1 4 thick.
I accepted the challenge.
I have one that we used you can find it here.
Used only on the interior and tending to be installed on bedrooms bathrooms closets and some laundry and utility rooms the hollow core door provides the advantage of economy with the disadvantage of low durability.
Then simple glue it back together.
The makeup of a hollow core door is significantly different with a honeycomb cardboard interior encased by fiberboard or.
We are using a hollow core door from the hardware store.
We made a ban door look from the stock hollow core slab door.
After making my own barn door my aunt asked if i could make one for her.
I am positively not a pro but.
How to turn your hollow core door into a barn door let s start with our plywood.
Some pine planks 2 handles and a sharpie marker and you have diy faux barn doors who would ve known hollow core doors are so easy to make sexy.
You can find this at lowes or home depot and they will cut it for you too which is super handy.
These come in various sizes and they run around 20 35 a piece.
It came out pretty nice and changed the whole look of the room.
She wanted to use her existing hollow core door and turn it into a sliding barn door.
Comparing solid doors vs.
Well you sure wouldn t get the barn door effect with a hollow core door and then because the hardware raises the door above the opening the door is gonna be too short unless you can find a 96 high one.
First things first your sliding door needs to be wider than the door opening.
The hollow core door is a staple of the modern home.
Diy sliding barn door hack.
It may not be ideal but i have made barn doors out of hollow core doors by simple easing away the moulded layer of one side of door at top and inserting glueing wood blocks inside the hollow space where your hangers will be bolted.