To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside.
Making an exterior barn door.
Sliding doors are a little more work because of the sliding mechanism but help create and save space.
The doors look more like traditional barn doors than some of the others we have seen.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks.
Our door is made of two 3 4 wood layers the backboard layer and a front face frame layer.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware.
Here are the materials we used.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
If you want a little more rustic feel choose rough sawn lumber.
A traditional barn door design is the so called batten door.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
Sliding shed door plans.
3 4 plywood for the back of the doors 1 x6 boards for the top and bottom trims 1 x4 boards for remaining trim 10ft barn door track kit listing has other sizes 10 inch black steel door handle.
Let s set the frames off to.
This perpendicular pattern gives the door strength and helps minimize warping.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
It consists of vertical boards on the exterior face and horizontal boards battens across the back or inside.
Also show you how to install it.
Once you have the frame of the door ready to go it s time to add the metal.
Want something fancy to really open up that space.
This part is simple and.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
The key in building your own barn doors is to keep them strong enough to handle the stress of opening and closing without making them too heavy and cumbersome to operate.
The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.