Choose a stain that will match your existing woodwork.
Making sliding doors closet.
A metal sliding door gives an industrial chic look to any room and can transform a space from ordinary to masculine in no time.
Polyurethane is the clear.
With a dado blade on your table saw make a dado.
How to build sliding closet doors step 1.
Like i said this closet thing was not even part of the plan for her room but as we were getting things done it needed to be added.
Measure the opening to your closet.
If you don t have an existing soffit in your room on which to hang your doors you can build one by connecting two.
Our doors were 86 3 4 and the length.
Create a masculine space with metallic doors.
Apply wood glue on all top surfaces of the pieces of both your inner and outer frames.
Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down.
Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door.
Barn doors have a track that sits above the door frame so you can also forget about trying to use a stubborn door frame track that makes it hard to access your clothes.
Flush doors do not have any raised sections and are completely flat.
If you have to use sliding doors on your closet you may as well use them to make a statement.
Cut four 2x4s for the door frame and miter each corner to a 45 degree angle.