How To Build A Sliding Door For A Bar Countertop

This flip up counter top extension gives you extra space when you need it and folds down out of the way when you don t.

How to build a sliding door for a bar countertop.

Blue boy hand truck mount. Once you have cut the boards to size measure the appearance board you just cut width wise so you can cut your top and bottom trim boards. A sliding top is also one of the innovative featured of the verve kitchen by minimal usa. He first thought about kitchen countertop materials like solid surfacing granite and quartz.

Here s how i did it with a little help from my partner in crime. The lack of base cabinets gives the room a feeling of flow. When not used these features are hidden and the top can function as a bar or dining table. Try looking for a cart at a resale shop or garage sale and then refinish it or go with the industrial look and add a countertop of your choice.

Square up the assembly with longer strapping at the top and bottom edges. Use your saw to cut the wood to size. This vintage cart is now a one of a kind diy kitchen island. Then he came across these italian granite slabs at a tile store.

Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. Add this really cool industrial serving tray to complete the look. Dean peacock wanted to top off his diy bar with something tougher than wood. They claim that the cost is around 240 plus base cabinets and countertops.

I made a custom modern sliding barn door for my parents new house in one weekend. The countertop here is extended from the kitchen cabinets to form a floating peninsula breakfast bar. Gang the boards side by side place the blocks along the outside edges and use long bar clamps to cinch them together. Yet they include really detailed plans that will make this build much easier to accomplish.

Though i will say it is a little pricey. But those options are expensive and pro installed and dean likes to do everything himself. Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood. Measure from the floor to the top of the door casing then cut the boards inch shorter on a miter saw.