Make Barn Door Out Of Plywood

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.

Make barn door out of plywood.

Place the cut plywood up to the door. The 1 x 4s will be used on the diagonals and to frame out the outside of the door. I m wrapping up a project for a client an. How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame.

The 1 x 6 will serve as the horizontal middle of the door. 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. Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges. Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly.

Cut the door out of the plywood using a circular saw. Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim. Once the edges have been. Cut the trim pieces.

Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled. The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased. With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track. Glue the planks to the frame of the door with wood glue and use wood filler to fill in cracks.

Cut the 1 2 to 5 8 inch thick plywood to the size you require. Purchase the brackets for the top at your local hardware store. In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100. Mark the measurements for the door on the sheet of plywood.

If your plywood has one side that looks nicer than the other choose which side you. If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop. Place the sheet of plywood on the sawhorses. This includes the hardware and track.

Here are the materials we used.