Let s set the frames off to.
Making an exterior barn door.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
This perpendicular pattern gives the door strength and helps minimize warping.
The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
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.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware.
This part is simple and.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
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.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
Here are the materials we used.
The doors look more like traditional barn doors than some of the others we have seen.
Sliding doors are a little more work because of the sliding mechanism but help create and save space.
Neat diy sliding shed doors.
Once you have the frame of the door ready to go it s time to add the metal.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Want something fancy to really open up that space.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside.
It consists of vertical boards on the exterior face and horizontal boards battens across the back or inside.
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.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest.
A traditional barn door design is the so called batten door.
Our door is made of two 3 4 wood layers the backboard layer and a front face frame layer.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Also show you how to install it.
If you want a little more rustic feel choose rough sawn lumber.
Sliding shed door plans.