Purchase the brackets for the top at your local hardware store.
Make barn door out of plywood.
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges.
The 1 x 6 will serve as the horizontal middle of the door.
The 1 x 4s will be used on the diagonals and to frame out the outside of the door.
If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.
3 4 plywood for the back of the doors 1 x6 boards for the top and bottom trims 1 x4 boards for remaining trim 10ft barn door track kit listing has other sizes 10 inch black steel door handle.
Place the sheet of plywood on the sawhorses.
How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame.
Glue the planks to the frame of the door with wood glue and use wood filler to fill in cracks.
Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
This includes the hardware and track.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
If your plywood has one side that looks nicer than the other choose which side you.
Since a flat piece of plywood would make for a pretty boring sliding door you re going to want to purchase some 1 x 4s and a 1 x 6 to create a barn house effect on your door.
Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
Cut the 1 2 to 5 8 inch thick plywood to the size you require.
Choose which side will be the front.
Cut the trim pieces.
The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.
You will also need the track double the length of the door opening so it can slide over to open.
Here are the materials we used.
Place the cut plywood up to the door.
Mark the measurements for the door on the sheet of plywood.