Vbuild A Simple Barn Door
How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools.
Vbuild a simple barn door. Keep in mind that. Measure and frame measure doorway to get the measurements you need and use 1x4x8 boards to build frame. Building a barn door is a simple project. 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. I used a staple gun to connect the boards and a miter saw for any cuts. 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. Repeat this process and continue gluing and clamping around the entire door until all of the outside trim pieces are in place.
Cut all the 1 6 pieces for the trim using a miter saw. The first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against. Now that all the cuts are made begin applying wood glue to the trim and clamp in place while the glue dries. If you are only making one door you could get it done in a day.
The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. Mark and drill the first and last pilot hole positions by holding the metal rail so the line is centered in the screw. I used staple gun to. The first thing i did was measure the door opening.
Add back of door finish framing door and add back. How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware. Next drive a 2 3 screw into the first pilot hole mark and. I had an idea for a simple barn door and wanted to see if i could build it myself.