Plywood Barn Door Plans
You want to cover the trim entirely when the barn door is closed.
Plywood barn door plans. 60 sliding door hardware amazon. Then set your circular saw or table saw blade to 1 8 depth and make decorative cuts in the face of the plywood to give the look of planked wood. Cut plywood to the size of the door frame. Cut the plywood down to size.
Barn doors do not open by swinging them rather they need to be slide to get opened. Now for the front frame. My dad and eric built the barn doors. Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
6 wood filler lowes or wal mart 3. Build the door steps 2 10. We needed a bit of separation from the kids rooms and our living room. These 70 diy barn door plans and ideas will solve your space and partition issues.
Hi it s amy from hertoolbelt back with another building plan anissa from house seven created this beautiful barn door for her home. 49 one sheet of plywood lowes 2. Plan for a 2 day project. Click here to get a free printable version of this building plan.
Simple diy barn door tutorial. Remember there is a frame going on top of the door so you don t need cuts where the frame goes. 14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1. Barn door does not require the rotatable hinges and a place to fix them.
I ve asked them for some input and together we ve put together a guide on how to take on the build. Our house is basically one big box without much division so sound carries. Since i wanted the total width to be 38 inches by 82 1 2 inches tall i cut the plywood to 37 1 2 inches by 82 inches. We have a perfect idea for you.
This both looks better and provides more of a sound barrier between rooms. She graciously let us create a build plan for her door and you can swing by her blog to check out how she hung it with diy barn door hardware. The steel will add 3 16 of an inch which is close to 1 4 inch to make it easy math of width around the entire perimeter of the door. No worries just learn how to build a barn door.
Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim. Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best. Cut the plywood to the size of the door. 8 door handle lowes 6.
If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.