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