How To Make A Mini Barn Door

To avoid paying 50 or more for pint size sliding door hardware kristine repurposed a 1 inch flat metal bar and metal garden edging stakes.

How to make a mini barn door.

Remove the pegs and doors and drill the bolt holes in the doors use a bit one size larger than the bolt. Do you want to connect with other woodworkers. Next line up the holes in the doors with the holes in the pegs and push the bolts through. She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it.

Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. Choose your barn door hardware before determining the door height. To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles. The build article with free sketchup model.

From your measurement will give you the minimum door height required. If your bolts overhang you can trim them down with a grinder or hacksaw. Fasten at the rear with a nut. Join our facebook group.

In most cases measuring to the top of an opening with no trim or to the top of the trim and subtract 1 2 in. This will ensure that your door is square. Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles. Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood.

Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail. It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door. Https ibuildit ca projects wooden barn door hardware the full build video on making a door like this.