Making Wooden Barn Doors

We re building sliding barn doors.

Making wooden barn doors.

Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps. Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style. We have an awesome building project for you today. This is going to be a two part series.

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. 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. 14 steps to building your. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. Next cut boards to frame the top bottom and sides of your door then glue them in place using wood glue. Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers. To build a door for a shed start by cutting a piece of wood paneling or ti 11 siding to the size of the door opening minus 1 2 inch on each side.

Whatever wood you decide to use for your door try to pick nicer boards without cracks loose knots and bows. If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Thicker wood will make the door better at keeping heat in but will also make it heavier.