Attach a 1x6 board to your wall in the studs if your doorway has a frame that you need to go past.
How to add privacy to a barn door.
Not because we wanted it to be open.
Add a bottom guide for your barn door so that it doesn t swing back and forth.
If your doorway doesn t have a frame you can mount your rail bar directly into the wall.
How to add privacy to a bathroom barn door.
Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps.
Adding privacy with barn doors.
Add bumpers for the barn door rollers to hit where you want to door to stop on each end.
Match up and drill out the hole for the door latch on the cased opening.
Mark simply took the old door off and filled in the door trim holes where the hinges were sanded and painted it with our trim paint.
We recently did a few updates to our master bedroom decor you can see more of that post here.
Mount your rail bar.
So despite the fact that the doors were in tact and looked amazing there was no real finished look to them and they certainly didn t lock.
Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style.
Attach the rollers to the top of your door and hang the door on the rail bar.
Add bumpers for the barn door rollers to hit where you want to door to stop on each end.
Add your door handle to the door.
It s different than a traditional door but still works and functions for adding privacy to the bathroom.
We have a bathroom barn door in our bunk room shower room.
I used this oil rubbed bronze privacy lever door handle.
Also trying to add a high security keyed lock is more trouble than one would like with sliding doors.
Practical applications of sliding barn doors privacy functionality.
How to add a lock to a barn door.
For privacy it does have a lock but opposite side of the door has quite a wide gap in which one can see into part of the shower bathroom if standing in the right location.
Nail three pieces of 1 1 boards into the cased opening on the opposite side of the door swing to hide your gaps and keep the door from swinging too far inside the frame.
Adding a barn door created a really nice look to the bathroom door.
While i am happy with everything we ve done so far there s one thing that has been missing.