In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
Making oversized barn doors.
They will not sag or warp.
They also won t rot or get ruined by.
Prepare level flat surface and fasten 2 2x4 boards making a temporary l shape jig for your door make one side of l 8 long and other 6 5 long.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the outside edges and the middle rail below them.
Standard barn door sizes most barn door sizes fall anywhere between 36 wide on the shorter side by 96 tall on the longer side.
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We cut them to length using the miter saw.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.
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These doors are lightweight sturdy and easy to open and close.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Lay 8 96 t g boards in your jig starting with a board that has a groove cut off.
This will allow you to attach the wheels that run in the sliding door track to the crosspiece rather than to the ends of the 1 inch boards.
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Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length.
We inserted the panels into the door centering the panels in the opening.
You can add more overlap for extra privacy.
Choose your barn door hardware before determining the door height.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that contains the door.
I loved my rustic barn door and i loved that it was an easy solution for a door in my craft room but i wanted a more modern barn door in there to match the rest of our house.
Step 2 attach the top 2x6 crosspiece right at the top end of the door.
Lay all of the boards with nice side up or rough side up if using barn siding.
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Build a sliding barn door in the same way as you would build a swinging barn door with the following exception.
Make l shape jig perfectly square.
This includes the hardware and track.
Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so.