We have an awesome building project for you today.
Exterior barn door construction.
It s easy to see why.
Shiplap pine typically comes in 8 inch 10 inch and 12 inch widths and is commonly available at lumber yards and home supply stores.
Also show you how to install it.
This is going to be a two part series.
If you are only making one door you could get it done in a day.
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.
When the boards are placed edge to edge these joints overlap.
Because the nails protruded slightly from the opposite side we shortened them a bit by holding them with locking pliers and grinding off the tips on a bench grinder.
Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
Step 2 attach the top 2x6 crosspiece right at the top end of the door.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
Shiplap pine is a practical building material for barn doors.
After all the materials are on site the total time for this project is about one day to build and one day to paint for both doors.
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.
Build a sliding barn door in the same way as you would build a swinging barn door with the following exception.
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.
Mark the height of the rails on the door and attach them with construction adhesive and nails.
We re building sliding barn doors.
Since the fasteners show we decided to use 1 1 2 in.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Split barn door 36 in x 84 in white prefinished 2 panel molded composite barn door hardware included item 1604351.
Frameport 36 in x 84 in espresso stained wood pine barn door hardware included item 1454624.
For pricing and availability.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.