Move your way around the door until it is completely wrapped in metal.
Material list and steps for building barn door.
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.
1 1 4 kreg screws.
23 ga 1 nails.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
Supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
The inner tongue groove paneling of the door.
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.
This post will give you a step by step plan including links to all the materials you ll need.
11 x 14 glass pane.
You should know that there are a lot of barn door styles and this one in particular is considered a british brace barn door.
The size will vary depending in your door opening.
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.
Its simplicity was my favorite and i knew it was perfect for the kitchen space.
Cut the wood to size.
Use 1 1 2 inch screws with a flat underside to connect the metal to the wood.
2 84 vertical pieces also called stiles.
I built these sliding bar doors for closets in two bedrooms.
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.
23 ga 3 4 nails.
In my case the door was quite large.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
My doors are 29 x 81 and my door opening is 26.
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.
Appearance boards are a cost effective and easy to work with material.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
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.
For my door i chose 75 tongue groove common pine with two sections one for the top and another for the bottom.
Building a barn door is a simple project.
Use inexpensive pine from home depot.
Apply construction adhesive to the metal prior to attaching it to the wood door.
45 deg chamfer router bit.
2 41 75 diagonal pieces.
The vertical sides should overlap the ends of the top and bottom metal.
Supplies used to build a simple 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.
Build the door steps 2 10.
Glue and clamp door slats together.
First build the barn door.
Tutorial for building a barn door.