On the end grain of the rails use a framing square to mark the outline of a 1 x 4 tenon.
Making a sliding barn door out of old wood.
The total cost of materials for ours including the hardware was under 200.
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The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
It only required a total of 8 cuts.
In this video i show how i made this wood sliding barn door with a modern twist.
This is going to be a two part series.
Here another shot of the completed barn door in our master bathroom.
Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
We re building sliding barn doors.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Using pallets to make things is a great way to save money while creating your own look.
You all really loved the green sliding barn door so much i wanted to share how we built it in case anyone is interested in making one for yourselves.
It is a really simple design but has a different look than a lot of barn d.
I made this door for my wife s office to go to the doorway between the front desk and the conference room.
To hang it you can follow the instructions found in the barn door hardware kit you choose.
You can find pre made sliding barn doors at the home improvement stores but you ll pay between 400 500 for one.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
Reclaimed pallet wood sliding barn door.
I was pleased with the work but what helped even mor.
Make sure these are fairly straight otherwise plane them down.
A barn door in 30 minutes.
Cut list for installing a sliding door designed to cover a 30 inch wide opening with 4 inch casing on either side this door measures 38 inches wide by 2 inches thick by 83 inches tall.
Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it.
Try making this adorably tiny sliding barn door for your peephole.
Cut two pieces of 2 x 6 wood to the height of the door.