Here is everything you need to make a beautiful barn door for your home!
Items you will need:
(1) 3/4in plywood @ 38 1/2 x 82 1/2 back panel of door
(4) 3/4 x 3/4 @ 39 3/4in-measure and cut to fit
(2) 3/4 x 3/4 @ 82 1/2in-measure and cut to fit
(2) 1 x 5 @ 39 3/4in-measure and cut to fit
(2) 1 x 5 @73 3/4in-measure and cut to fit
(1) 1 x 2 1/2 @ 73 3/4in-measure and cut to fit
(4) 1 x 2 1/2 @ 13 1/2in-measure and cut to fit
(6) 1 x 2 1/2 @ about 27in-measure and cut to fit
(12) 1 x 2 1/2 @ about 13in-measure and cut to fit
**We used birch but you can use sanded pine. If you stain your door, kept in mind that the different woods could stain differently so try to use all the same kind of wood.
**If you are painted your barn door, use primed pine board. I think we bought 6-7 8ft boards. If you are staining your barn door, use either select pine (more expensive but has no knots) or douglas fir.
Tools & Materials:
Wood Filler
Wood Glue
Electric Sander (optional)
Gallon of Paint
Paint Sprayer (optional)
120 or 220 grit Sandpaper
Table Saw
Miter Saw
Finish Nail Gun
1in Finish Nails
1 1/4in Finish Nails
Hammer
Nail Punch
Painters Caulk
Step 1-You’ll need to cover that plywood edge first. You’ll use your 3/4 x 3/4 pieces to do this. You should be able to get your pieces from one 1x6x8ft prime pine board or whatever wood you’re using. Make should you always glue and nail in with 1 1/4 inch finish nails.
Step 2-This step is for the barn door floor guide. If your not using one than you can skip this step. We need to put the notch on the bottom piece for the door. This is notch is for the barn door hardware that sits on the ground/wall to help keep your door from not swinging back and forth. Grab your bottom piece trim board (1×5 @ 39 3/4in) and cut about two blade widths (using your table saw) at 3/4 of an inch. upright. See above pictures.
Step 3-Attach your front border pieces using 1 inch finish nails. Be sure to glue and check measurements before.
Step 4-Next put on your center strip board. Make sure you find the center in between the two side border pieces. After this is done, place in your two pieces to create the rectangles. Each rectangle should be about 23 inches. You can leave the barn door like this if you want to go with a simpler pattern.
Step 4-Next put on your center strip board. Make sure you find the center in between the two side border pieces. After this is done, place in your two pieces to create the rectangles. Each rectangle should be about 23 inches. You can leave the barn door like this if you want to go with a simpler pattern.
