Since the fasteners show we decided to use 1 1 2 in.
Exterior barn door construction.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
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.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
Shiplap pine is a practical building material for barn doors.
Split barn door 36 in x 84 in white prefinished 2 panel molded composite barn door hardware included item 1604351.
Building a barn door is a simple project.
Also show you how to install it.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
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.
It s easy to see why.
If you are only making one door you could get it done in a day.
Build a sliding barn door in the same way as you would build a swinging barn door with the following exception.
The term shiplap refers to the rabbet cut on the edge of each board.
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.
We have an awesome building project for you today.
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.
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.
Step 2 attach the top 2x6 crosspiece right at the top end of the door.
Frameport 36 in x 84 in espresso stained wood pine barn door hardware included item 1454624.
This is going to be a two part series.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
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.
Shiplap pine typically comes in 8 inch 10 inch and 12 inch widths and is commonly available at lumber yards and home supply stores.
We re building sliding barn doors.
When the boards are placed edge to edge these joints overlap.