Making A Barn Style Door

Previously i built a small shed and now it s time to build the door i decided to build the door from scratch making my own panels and a half lap joint frame combined with using nice barn style hinges.

Making a barn style door.

Use inexpensive pine from home depot. In my case the door was quite large. A barn style door carries a lot of charm and really makes for a great addition in a shed. The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.

Let s set the frames off to. Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled. How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware. The size will vary depending in your door opening.

Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop. For this door i used cedar fence pickets left over from a fence build. Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.

Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the. To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside. But you can buy. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.

First item of business was to break down all these boards. Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. Now i show you how to build it for cheap. Here are the materials we used.

We started by cutting all the boards for the. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that. 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. Please check out our book.

Tools needed for building a sliding barn door. First build the barn door. How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door. Always popular but costly.