Cut the trim pieces.
How to make a sliding barn door out of plywood.
We needed a bit of separation from the kids rooms and our living room.
Step 2 the barn door was built so that there would be a solid plywood base with a bunch of strips sitting on top and attached using glue and pin nails to form a specific design.
The 1 x 4s will be used on the diagonals and to frame out the outside of the door.
Wipe off any excess glue then screw each board in from the plywood side.
Just make sure that you have sufficient amount of 4 by 4s that you would be able to hang this hardware on otherwise the door will bring the whole hardware to the ground because it ends up to be like 50lbs.
Screw scraps of wood to the 2x4s on both sides of the door to hold the boards together while you add the horizontal rail.
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
After checking to see that the ends of the boards are still lined up measure diagonally from opposite corners to make sure the door is square.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Place wood glue we used titebond interior wood glue between the trim piece and the plywood using clamps to hold the trim board in place.
This includes the hardware and track.
The 1 x 6 will serve as the horizontal middle of the door.
Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening.
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Attach them to the top bottom and center of the door to create the frame.
How you design your door is up to you.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
Measure the width between these two boards and cut three 1 x 6 pieces to fit.
Cut long 1 6 pieces to match the vertical dimension of the diy barn door and attach them to the plywood with 1 1 4 brad nails.
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.
Use your saw to cut the wood to size.
Once you ve cut the plywood to size measure the width of the plywood to cut the top and bottom 1 x6 trim boards.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
The first step was to break down the first sheet of plywood into all of my pieces as well as cut down my barn door base to size.
I found this one on amazon and it is heavy duty.