Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
How big to build a interior barn door.
Our doors hang 3 4 above the highest point of the ground and 5 8 below the hardware giving a total height of 82.
In my case the door was quite large.
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
Measure the opening to determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim.
Before putting it together sand each board and then coat each board with polyurethane stain.
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Using a large square we marked and cut the plywood to match the height of the door.
At just a little over 1000 total square feet in the floor plan space is at a premium.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Lightly sand before each coat.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
We re building sliding barn doors.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
This includes the hardware and track.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
For that very reason they have become the door of choice in our new simple house that we are currently building at the farm.
First build the barn door.
Screw each piece of lumber together.
I recommend 2 coats.
Even the highest quality plywood often has an uneven and unsightly finish on its sides.
This is going to be a two part series.
Generally most standard barn doors are approximately 36 x 84 or 42 x 80 with enough extra lip to overlap most standard door frames 36 x 80 by an inch or so.
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.
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The size will vary depending in your door opening.
Use inexpensive pine from home depot.