How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1.
How to build in interior barn door.
If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.
Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood.
The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material.
Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening.
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.
Use your saw to cut the wood to size.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
Remove the door hinge mortises.
From the start i knew i wanted to build something fun and vibrant in the kitchen space to add color since most of the area is monochromatic.
Whenever you walk into the studio the barn doors make a statement.
Once you have cut the boards to size measure the appearance board you just cut width wise so you can cut your top and bottom trim boards.
This will ensure that your door is square.
To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.
Build the door steps 2 10.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles.