Retrofitting a Standard Door

Retrofitting a Standard Door when installing a sliding door kit in a few easy steps.

Part of our Laundry Room makeover  ( you can check out the plan here) was to create additional space  by removing the glass door and putting it on a slider.  Who knew that moving a door to the outside of the room can create so much more room in your space.

Retrofitting a Standard Door

After we took the door off I used wood putty to cover the screw holes from the door knob and the hinges on the side.  Once the door was sanded and painted it was ready to be hung. I ordered this  barn door slider kit. We proceeded like we knew what we were doing….until we hung the door and realized it was too short. Not sure how in the world we missed that one. Since taking the trim off the door enclosure wasn’t something we wanted to do, trying to find a longer door or retrofitting the existing one were our only options. We chose the later.  If I didn’t tell you what we did to the door, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell.

What we did

In a few simple steps using a left over piece of pine and some trim we were able to add on to the existing french door so that the door looked like it fit.  If we left it short….you would have noticed and probably have asked “Hey, why is your door so short”! 🙂

The wood was cut to the width of our door and was secured with liquid nails. The sides were sanded down for a smooth finish including the sides and the trim was added between the  door and the new piece of wood. We also added the same trim around the door to beef it up a bit. 

I painted the door Iron Ore from SW and added  a 12″ handle to complete the project. I only added the handle to the outer side.

If any of my details were not clear (which is quite possible) just let me know in the comments. I hope this idea of retrofitting a standard door inspires you if you plan on installing a barn door. As soon as the laundry is done, I ‘ll be back with a full reveal of the laundry room. Until then, you can see how I did the walls and floor here and installed the butcher block counter here.

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for the gift of each new day

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