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Sliding Barn Doors

7 years ago

Hi everyone! New to the site and also renovating a home. I'm set on having sliding barn doors in my home in multiple areas and I was wondering the best companies to go through/ photos if you have any!


P.s- please no comments about why I shouldn't have a sliding door.


Thank you :)

Comments (8)

  • 7 years ago

    Mine isn't installed yet, but I believe it's a Jeld-Wen.


    You could also consider a real barn door and not a "barn door".


    While you're looking at doors, also look at the hardware for them. You might find you have a preference for one style over another.


    If you're doing room layout, make sure there's enough wall space so the barn door doesn't obstruct the doorway. Keep in mind, too, that you can't put pictures on the wall that will be underneath the barn door.

  • 7 years ago
    I quite like sliding barn doors. My only comment would be to remember they don’t block sound well at all so depending on your living circumstances (kids, parent, etc.) and privacy needs they are not a great choice for bedrooms or offices. Otherwise, have a blast!
  • 7 years ago
    I would recommend also getting soft open/close hardware for them.
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Lexi, I've done quite a few of the doors. I can't believe those kits cost like 800 bucks for simple pine. And you have to put it together!
    The tracks are easy to find. eBay! I ordered a pair of 6' iron rails w/all the hardware. $80! And that's for two sets! I used one of them here on my water closet:


    I also found one for $70 from a local seller on craigslist. I used that one for the closet slider.


    As for this door, found it on Craigslist too. $25. do you have some DIY skills? if so, you can save hundreds on these doors. Here's how I found it:


    this was a pivot door so I removed the brass thing from the bottom. Filled it w/bondo and painted.

    since it was for a closet, i needed to obscure the glass. I used the technique for Mercury Glass by using Mirror Effects spray.


    I used a milk paint and chalk paint (I did blue first but didn't like it so I went over the whole thing w/black and then sealed it)

    as for the double doors, I lucked out and found a pair of doors in the perfect size needed for my water closet. here's what those looked like. I stained them, painted them (one side only) with 4 different colors of milk paint, coated the paint w/tung oil, and added seeded glass to cut-outs.




    added some antique door hardware and done! less than $300 Custom doors like this, with this set-up, would be well over 1500 if you wanted to buy it.


    so, check out craigslist or local architectural salvage stores for doors. you can turn a vintage door into a slider.

    this is what you can buy at Home Depot for about $450. the door is unfinished


    Just go to HD online and search, "Barn Doors"

    HD also has the masonite doors, pine, doors w/glass, etc. If you want to save yourself some money, look at the diff ways you can do the doors. unless you live on a farm, this'Z' look and knotty wood, really isn't necessary.

    have you seen UrbanWallDesigns? She has some beautiful doors. If I had known about this 3 years ago, I would have done my closet slider like hers.

    This long track would have used the pair that I ordered. 2-6' tracks.



  • 7 years ago

    I love those blue doors -- very snazzy!

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    What Patricia said. The trick will be to match the style of the hardware with the look of your home. You can have a very modern, sleek look, or you can go more rustic. Depends on what you're after. I'd recommend Haefele for modern styles, and barndoorhardware.com for other options.

  • 7 years ago

    You'll need to move a lot of electrical switches. And figure out the molding vs gap issue. Pocket doors are much in that regard. Barn doors give very little privacy for rooms that need privacy. They also rarely get closed.