When i looked into getting custom barn doors built the asking cost was close to 1200 for two doors not including hardware.
Cost to build sliding barn door.
Many of our readers have asked us what s the best way of tackling homemade sliding barn doors.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
Labor costs to install a barn door range from 100 to 300 on average with most homeowners paying around 150 to 200 for the installation.
In washington uncle howard s sells classic barn doors 2 including hardware for about 1 100 1 400 plus shipping.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
From the start i knew i wanted to build something fun and vibrant in the kitchen space to add color since most of the area is monochromatic.
A lightweight door about the size of a standard interior door ranges between 100 and 250.
Most people spend around 600 in total for a 30 inch wooden barn door installed on an interior wall of their home with 150 for the labor and 450 for the door itself.
It s easy to see why.
A door similar to an actual barn door in size and weight ranges between 300 and 700.
This is going to be a two part series.
We re building sliding barn doors.
7 hours over two days.
That brings total costs for track and door without installation labor to 200 1 000 for a simple interior sliding barn door or 500 2 500 or more for rugged exterior doors.
Cost to install a sliding barn door.
Typically the cost of a sliding barn door is more than a pocket door but less than that of a traditional sliding door.