Vbuild A Simple Barn Door

Now that all the cuts are made begin applying wood glue to the trim and clamp in place while the glue dries.

Vbuild a simple barn door.

The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. The first thing i did was measure the door opening. I used 4x8 foot 1 4 inch panel board and cut to needed size. Building a barn door is a simple project.

Mark and drill the first and last pilot hole positions by holding the metal rail so the line is centered in the screw. I marked mine in the. I used a staple gun to connect the boards and a miter saw for any cuts. Measure and frame measure doorway to get the measurements you need and use 1x4x8 boards to build frame.

How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools. If you are only making one door you could get it done in a day. Keep in mind that. I used staple gun to.

Cut all the 1 6 pieces for the trim using a miter saw. Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the. Mark a straight line using a level where the sliding barn door rail will attach to the header. Repeat this process and continue gluing and clamping around the entire door until all of the outside trim pieces are in place.

Add back of door finish framing door and add back. To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside. Next drive a 2 3 screw into the first pilot hole mark and. After all the materials are on site the total time for this project is about one day to build and one day to paint for both doors.