It only required a total of 8 cuts.
Making a sliding barn door out of old wood.
Reclaimed pallet wood sliding barn door.
Try making this adorably tiny sliding barn door for your peephole.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Cut two pieces of 2 x 6 wood to the height of the door.
It is a really simple design but has a different look than a lot of barn d.
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.
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.
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In this video i show how i made this wood sliding barn door with a modern twist.
The total cost of materials for ours including the hardware was under 200.
Next cut two more pieces for the top and bottom rails to 1 inch longer than the total width of the door.
Make sure these are fairly straight otherwise plane them down.
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.
You can find pre made sliding barn doors at the home improvement stores but you ll pay between 400 500 for one.
Here another shot of the completed barn door in our master bathroom.
A barn door in 30 minutes.
Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it.
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.
To hang it you can follow the instructions found in the barn door hardware kit you choose.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
I was pleased with the work but what helped even mor.
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Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
I made this door for my wife s office to go to the doorway between the front desk and the conference room.
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.
On the end grain of the rails use a framing square to mark the outline of a 1 x 4 tenon.
