I m currently in the process of remodeling my office and thought a barn door would really class up the room.
Sliding barn doors out of plywood.
How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame.
Prepping for your pallet barn doors.
Now that your door is built click this photo below for barn door installation instructions.
0 5 laying out try it out first adjust fit as necessary.
In this tutorial i will show you how to make a sliding barn door out of wood and steel.
0 2 planning out your project.
My dad and eric built the barn doors.
Remember how i said purebond plywood was a hardwood construction.
Just make sure that you have sufficient amount of 4 by 4s that you would be able to hang this hardware on otherwise the door will bring the whole hardware to the ground because it ends up to be like 50lbs.
The first step was to break down the first sheet of plywood into all of my pieces as well as cut down my barn door base to size.
Since sharing the studio s before and after transformation one of the most frequently requested posts has been to show you how to build a barn door on a budget after all we transformed a closet into a pantry and we needed to close the space.
0 4 don t get warped prepping the wood up handy tips i learned.
I found this one on amazon and it is heavy duty.
Barn door hardware sliding door lock wall mounted door guide bar handle hook style lock.
The barn door was built so that there would be a solid plywood base with a bunch of strips sitting on top and attached using glue and pin nails to form a specific design.
Don t be afraid to revise your ideas.
You want to cover the trim entirely when the barn door is closed.
0 3 removing the original door frame.
How to make a sliding barn door free plans.
Hang the sliding barn door hardware.
Well for visual proof we ran two durability tests on the doors.
I ve made a number of barn doors in the past and wanted to document the process to share with you.
The barn door track and brackets were constructed from 1 steel strips.
Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim.
Step 2 of 7 step 2.
0 1 supplies needed to build your own set of sliding pallet barn doors.