Move your way around the door until it is completely wrapped in metal.
Material list and steps for building barn door.
I built these sliding bar doors for closets in two bedrooms.
My doors are 29 x 81 and my door opening is 26.
This post will give you a step by step plan including links to all the materials you ll need.
Use 1 1 2 inch screws with a flat underside to connect the metal to the wood.
1 1 4 kreg screws.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
3 27 horizontal pieces also called rails.
Its simplicity was my favorite and i knew it was perfect for the kitchen space.
First build the barn door.
Use inexpensive pine from home depot.
The size will vary depending in your door opening.
The inner tongue groove paneling of the door.
Appearance boards are a cost effective and easy to work with material.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
Apply construction adhesive to the metal prior to attaching it to the wood door.
23 ga 1 nails.
2 84 vertical pieces also called stiles.
If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.
If you want a more rustic look barn wood or reclaimed wood such as pine or fir will add more farmhouse appeal to your indoor barn doors.
Torch or stain wood now.
The vertical sides should overlap the ends of the top and bottom metal.
Build the door steps 2 10.
11 x 14 glass pane.
Supplies used to build a simple barn door.
Supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
2 41 75 diagonal pieces.
When choosing the type of wood to use for your barn wood door it s important to decide what type of look you want in your room.
For my door i chose 75 tongue groove common pine with two sections one for the top and another for the bottom.
You should know that there are a lot of barn door styles and this one in particular is considered a british brace barn door.
23 ga 3 4 nails.
Glue and clamp door slats together.
To find inspiration i browsed through pinterest as always and came up with two different simple and easy to build plans using inexpensive 1 boards i could buy at.
Building a barn door is a simple project.
Cut the wood to size.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
We ll be teaching you how to build just 1 barn door but you may see lots of extra wood in some of the pictures because we did each task in batches for all four doors.
45 deg chamfer router bit.
