Vbuild A Simple Barn Door

Add back of door finish framing door and add back.

Vbuild a simple barn door.

Next drive a 2 3 screw into the first pilot hole mark and. Mark a straight line using a level where the sliding barn door rail will attach to the header. I marked mine in the. How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware.

Building a barn door is a simple project. I used a staple gun to connect the boards and a miter saw for any cuts. Now that all the cuts are made begin applying wood glue to the trim and clamp in place while the glue dries. Cut all the 1 6 pieces for the trim using a miter saw.

Mark and drill the first and last pilot hole positions by holding the metal rail so the line is centered in the screw. To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside. If you are only making one door you could get it done in a day. The first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against.

The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the. Repeat this process and continue gluing and clamping around the entire door until all of the outside trim pieces are in place. I used 4x8 foot 1 4 inch panel board and cut to needed size.

The first thing i did was measure the door opening. Measure and frame measure doorway to get the measurements you need and use 1x4x8 boards to build frame. I used staple gun to. I had an idea for a simple barn door and wanted to see if i could build it myself.