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Metal or other inserts Adding metal to a barn door can be a great way to enhance any door and give it a rustic, industrial look or a more modern contemporary look if desired.  Sheet metal can be a great addition to your room decor in many situations, depending on the...

CORNER DOORS Rolling doors are a popular solution for a wide range of applications, including commercial and industrial spaces, as well as homes and apartments. These doors offer a range of benefits, including space-saving design and easy operation. One type of...

We recently did some work for a complex (unnamed) for both exterior and interior doors.  We noticed during the early quote period there were already two (rather large) exterior doors already installed. We tend to be a bit greedy and want all the doors but sometimes...

This is a bit of a different blog. It's not about barn doors but about technology (web).  Our purpose is to share (for small business) what we did to get our new site up and running.  If there is anything you can learn from this great.  Our only goal was to share some...

THE ULTIMATE DOOR FLIPPER This blog is something that could interest almost any person working in any form of factory not just Doors. Yeah, we produce a lot of doors.  We would love to have more space but costs and even finding a place is a challenge.  So how to get...

If you are looking for a unique way to add some extra flair to your office, consider adding corner barn doors. This type of door is becoming increasingly popular in office design, and for good reason. Corner barn doors can add both style and function to your space,...

Can you lock a barn door? The answer is definitely “YES”.  But plan ahead a little.  Do you want to lock a single door to its jamb or are you planning on double barn doors with a lock. Do you want to lock from the inside only or from the outside?  Do you want a keyed...

After installing thousands of doors we have pretty much seen every situation. Attached are some pictures to show how to do a barn door on a protruded wall. True there are some that it is not possible but others just need some creativity. See some images below where a...

So this video explains it all. We built a door for a client (a large one) and when we went to install there was a smaller cheaper door also in the same room. Well, we had to check it out. Not only flimsy but not installed right. Watch the video. We offer a turn-key...

So once again we have a client who needs a replacement.  Why?  the first door they bought was from a “friend” or whomever.  Now some of these (only small doors) will be ok.  But the likelihood of a problem increases with the size of the door.  Sure we have seen some...

So we do many types of doors with two primary build types. Our "Rustic" and "Semi-rustic". The back of our Rustic is flat as seen in this imageSemi Rustic usually have a pattern on the front and back see the images

So we often get asked about reclaimed wood. We have written before about this but have some pictures of what is pretty typical of reclaimed. In a previous blog we talked about bugs, but here is a production issue. Many barns have things hanging in them over the years...

ALL Tennessee Barn Doors include "quiet track". We add a track to the bottom door groove that eliminates the "rubbing sound" other doors have. Yup, just another innovation from Tennessee Barn Doors.

So we install 1000's of doors. We get pretty good at it. So for our clients that are out of town who have local contractors (and some do-it-yourselfers) here is the how to do it. We supply a 1"x3" board that is the same length as the track. We make this board at the...

So you may have looked at our how to measure tab. Well it shows the "how" but here is the "why". We almost always build our doors slightly wider than the trim that is currently around your opening. We also build the door slightly taller than the trim. This is because...

Wanna know something? Selling average stuff for average people is getting ever more difficult. If that's all you've got, get something else. Pretty true statement. That's why we sell incredible custom doors for incredibly great clients. We love working with our...

Have a look at some of the images below. Yes, screws that are very visible and not attractive. The last image, one of our doors -no screws and we insert metal for aesthetics. Our wood (as you can see) is not faux or factory cut. It is direct from the mill, AND, by the...