The most important aspect to the project as it is with many projects is to carefully measure the opening.
Barn door made out of plywood.
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.
Add a farmhouse touch to a bifold door using a piece of 1 4 inch plywood.
Mine is 37 1 4 x 80 mine is 37 1 4 x 80 3 1 x 6 boards wood glue 1 1 4 brad nails brad nailer combination square wood veneer banding optional wood stain i used varathane s.
This diy bifold barn door tutorial shows you how to easily transform a closet door for 15.
Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly.
We purchased the plywood for the back of the doors from home depot and had them cut the plywood for us.
Start by buying a 4 x 8 sheet of pine plywood from a local hardware or wood supply store.
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.
Add 1 inch to your door to cover the opening.
Once i had the whole thing assembled i measured and drilled the holes for the barn door hardware.
Since a flat piece of plywood would make for a pretty boring sliding door you re going to want to.
A shed door for stability is built out of a box shape using 1 inch by 4 inch wood beams or 2 inch by 4 inch wood beams and a 1 4 inch sheet of plywood.
You can t even tell that the door is made from plywood.
Materials needed for diy barn door 3 4 plywood cut to the dimensions of your door opening plus trim around the edge.
Since we had two doors to build we cut each piece of plywood to 31 3 16.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
Make a sliding barn door for less than 50 cut smooth.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges.
A more durable and heavier door uses the 2 inch beams.