Make Barn Door Out Of Plywood
Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim.
Make barn door out of plywood. How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame. Choose which side will be the front. Cut the door out of the plywood using a circular saw. Glue the planks to the frame of the door with wood glue and use wood filler to fill in cracks.
Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges. You will also need the track double the length of the door opening so it can slide over to open. Once the edges have been. Place the cut plywood up to the door.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled. 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. 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.
The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased. The 1 x 6 will serve as the horizontal middle of the door. Cut the 1 2 to 5 8 inch thick plywood to the size you require. 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.
Place the sheet of plywood on the sawhorses. Cut the trim pieces. I m wrapping up a project for a client an. Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track. The 1 x 4s will be used on the diagonals and to frame out the outside of the door. Drill your holes to attach track to the wall. This includes the hardware and track.
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.