Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
Diy simple barn door.
It s easy to see why.
But you don t want to spend a fortune and you are far from a professional contractor.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the.
Chop saw optional a skill saw will work too skill saw or miter saw.
Barn door hardware kit barn door handle.
10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
Use your saw to cut the wood to size.
Well don t you worry because according to this tutorial you can create your own barn door even if you don t have a ton of money or a ton of experience.
Like it took me literally less than an hour and that was with a few stops to wrangle a few fighting kids and feed them a quick lunch.
High grit sandpaper at least 250 primer this is the one i use for everything paint color of choice.
Do you want a barn door.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside.
Wood for door trim i have listed my choices below.
I also like this board because it has a beadboard like pattern on one side.
Try this diy barn door idea.
I started out my cutting 4 boards at 8 feet long.
How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware.
Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
Once you have cut the boards to size measure the appearance board you just cut width wise so you can cut your top and bottom trim boards.
This barn door was super simple to make.
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Items needed for your diy bathroom barn door.
Http amzn to 2fyn348 we used toasty gray in semi gloss paint for our door.
Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening.