How To Build An Indoor Barn Door

First build the barn door.

How to build an indoor barn door.

Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar. We re building sliding barn doors. Lightly sand before each coat. Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps.

In my case the door was quite large. I recommend 2 coats. I know you haven t seen much of the newly remodeled downstairs area but don t worry that s coming next. Hang the diy sliding barn door.

Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions. With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track. Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style. Save yourself the headache.

The size will vary depending in your door opening. Use inexpensive pine from home depot. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. 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.

14 steps to building your. Before putting it together sand each board and then coat each board with polyurethane stain. Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers. At these prices i d never diy my own barn door hardware these work so great and they re relatively easy to install.

This is going to be a two part series.