Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
Using 1x4 tongue and groove pine for barn door.
I also like this board because it has.
Build the door as a blank and then cut it down on a table saw to make it fit the opening.
The tongue and groove boards are the pb j filling the 1x6 and 1x4 boards are the bread.
The tongue and groove shiplap is the base of.
Since i wanted my door to be 37 inches wide to cover the opening and my 6 pieces of 1x6 inch tongue and groove which really measures 75 x 5 5 inches only measures to 33 inches when assembled 5 5 x 6 33 my 7th tongue and groove board needs to be cut down the middle using a table saw to two 2 inch pieces.
8 penny bright steel nails 1 lb pack.
Minwax jacobean stain is the color.
First you will need to measure the size of your door opening and determine the width and height you want your door to be.
Contractor cedar shim grip rite 12 1 2 x 2 1 2 in.
Our natural knotty pine paneling is tongue and groove and end matched for zero waste.
10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot.
To better envision how the doors will be built picture the completed door as a pb j sandwich.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
Mar 24 2017 my husband made this barn door out of pine tongue groove boards and hardware from the local tractor supply store.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
Our door opening is 4 wide so we built ours to be 4 wide and 7 tall.
Southern yellow pine tongue and groove board irving 15 in.
Looks great works great.
Coarse drywall screws 1 countersink bit.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
Don t pay for expensive online barn door hardware when you can you purchase a box rail system from tractor supply for less than half the cost of most online hardware.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.
How to build a sliding barn door.
My barn door will be using the 79 or 6 foot 7 inch kit from industrial by design that accommodates a maximum door opening size of 38 or smaller.
Start by building a door for a 36 inch opening with typical 4 by 96 inch tongue and groove wood.