The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.
Making an exterior barn door.
The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks.
Our door is made of two 3 4 wood layers the backboard layer and a front face frame layer.
Once you have the frame of the door ready to go it s time to add the metal.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
This perpendicular pattern gives the door strength and helps minimize warping.
Let s set the frames off to.
It consists of vertical boards on the exterior face and horizontal boards battens across the back or inside.
The doors look more like traditional barn doors than some of the others we have seen.
Also show you how to install it.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
A traditional barn door design is the so called batten door.
Want something fancy to really open up that space.
Here are the materials we used.
If you want a little more rustic feel choose rough sawn lumber.
How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
Sliding doors are a little more work because of the sliding mechanism but help create and save space.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the.
Sliding shed door plans.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
This part is simple and.
Neat diy sliding shed doors.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest.