The first step in making a door is taking measurements.
Make your own interior barn door.
To find inspiration i browsed through pinterest as always and came up with two different simple and easy to build plans using inexpensive 1 boards i could buy at.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.
This kit allows diy ers to simply add their own slats of wood to the provided steel barn door frame to create their own unique barn door in minutes.
Plan for a 2 day project.
Rustica hardware s revolutionary diy barn door kit is the most cost effective way to add the beautiful character of a barn door to your bedroom living room or bathroom.
Select the room and door you want to swap out for the barn wood door.
10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot.
In this instance they used it as a magnificent piece in their mud room.
Remove the door you are planning to replace and measure the door opening to determine your door size and how much appearance board you will need.
If you are only making one door you could get it done in a day.
If you want a little more rustic feel choose rough sawn lumber.
The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door.
If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
Once you have measured the opening add at least 2 inches to the width to ensure you are covering sides that don t have trim.
If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them.
This tutorial shows you how to build a traditional barn door.
14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1.
So if you d like to build your own barn door from start to finish then check out this tutorial.
Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame.
Our door is made of two 3 4 wood layers the backboard layer and a front face frame layer.
Choose the guide that works best for your door.
The key in building your own barn doors is to keep them strong enough to handle the stress of opening and closing without making them too heavy and cumbersome to operate.
However it could look great in many different areas of the house.
I also like this board because it has.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
Build the door steps 2 10.
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.
