How To Construct A Barn Door

Install the other stop.

How to construct a barn door.

Select the room and door you want to swap out for the barn wood door. Barn doors are typically built from locally available materials. If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards. First item of business was to break down all these boards.

Roll the door on install a doorstop at one end. How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door. Do you want to connect with other woodworkers. 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.

Next drive a 2 3 screw into the first pilot hole mark and. I marked mine in the. You can countersink the nuts in the back if you want them flush. Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions.

For the wheels use 1 2 inch wood. Mark and drill the first and last pilot hole positions by holding the metal rail so the line is centered in the screw. We started by cutting all the boards for the. On the back side if the door use locking nuts to secure the steel.

Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims. So what i suggest is sticking to locally available species of wood. Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch. Measure the opening to determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the.

Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes. Mark a straight line using a level where the sliding barn door rail will attach to the header. Once you have measured the opening add at least 2 inches to the width to ensure you are covering sides that don t have trim. If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.

Tools needed for building a sliding barn door. With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop. Remove the door you are planning to replace and measure the door opening to determine your door size and how much appearance board you will need. Fasten the left and right wheels to the door with 1inch wide steel.

For my barn door i chose locally available rough sawn white pine. Use a 2 inch circular drill bit to cut two 4 inch wheels for each side of the door. Join our facebook group.