What is the difference between a barn door and a pocket door?

A barn door slides across the outside face of the wall on an exposed track, so it stays visible and needs clear wall beside the opening. A pocket door slides into a cavity inside the wall and disappears. A barn door is simpler to fit because it does not need the wall opened up for a cavity.

Do aluminum barn doors look rustic?

No. The barn door name describes the sliding action, not the style. In a slim aluminum frame with glass, a barn door reads clean and modern, closer to a glass room divider than a timber farmhouse door. The track hardware is chosen to match.

How much wall does a barn door need?

A barn door parks against the wall beside the opening when open, so it needs a clear run of wall roughly equal to the panel width, free of switches, trim, or art. We confirm the wall space works before building.

Interior Barn Doors

An interior barn door is a single panel that slides across the face of the wall on an exposed top track, rather than swinging out or sliding into a cavity. In slim aluminum and glass it reads modern rather than rustic, and it clears a doorway without a swing arc. Crateworks builds barn-style sliding doors to your opening size.

Best for: Openings with clear wall beside them, where you want the door visible on the wall as a feature and no swing into the room.

Built to your opening

Every interior barn door is made to order. You specify:

Size
Track / hardware finish
Glass
Color (RAL)

Common questions

What is the difference between a barn door and a pocket door?: A barn door slides across the outside face of the wall on an exposed track, so it stays visible and needs clear wall beside the opening. A pocket door slides into a cavity inside the wall and disappears. A barn door is simpler to fit because it does not need the wall opened up for a cavity.
Do aluminum barn doors look rustic?: No. The barn door name describes the sliding action, not the style. In a slim aluminum frame with glass, a barn door reads clean and modern, closer to a glass room divider than a timber farmhouse door. The track hardware is chosen to match.
How much wall does a barn door need?: A barn door parks against the wall beside the opening when open, so it needs a clear run of wall roughly equal to the panel width, free of switches, trim, or art. We confirm the wall space works before building.

A different category than a hollow-core slab

Most interior doors sold in the US are hollow-core: a thin MDF or veneer face over honeycomb cardboard, hung on stamped hinges. They warp in humidity, dent on impact, chip at the edges, and look like the cheapest finished element in the room. They exist to fill an opening, not to be part of the design.

A interior barn doors from Crateworks is a slim aluminum frame with glass or mirror infill, built to your opening, color-matched to the room, on hardware sized to carry the panel weight. Aluminum does not warp or rust, the finish does not need repainting, and the panel reads as architectural detail across the room rather than a closet front to hide.

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