Barn Door Plywood

This includes the hardware and track.

Barn door plywood.

You want to cover the trim entirely when the barn door is closed. Visit our literature page for product pdfs. Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim. This both looks better and provides more of a sound barrier between rooms.

Since sharing the studio s before and after transformation one of the most frequently requested posts has been to show you how to build a barn door on a budget after all we transformed a closet into a pantry and we needed to close the space. The first step was to break down the first sheet of plywood into all of my pieces as well as cut down my barn door base to size. In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100. Step 2 of 7 step 2.

Unique barn door style hardware enables door to slide parallel to wall. I found this one on amazon and it is heavy duty. Constructing a shed door out of plywood involves more than just cutting a sheet to fit the opening. The barn door was built so that there would be a solid plywood base with a bunch of strips sitting on top and attached using glue and pin nails to form a specific design.

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. Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood. Use for closets room dividers or passage door openings up to 44 wide. My dad and eric built the barn doors.

Great for areas where space is limited or not enough clearance for a hinged door. Doors and pulls extra. Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. I ve asked them for some input and together we ve put together a guide on how to take on the build.

How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame. Just make sure that you have sufficient amount of 4 by 4s that you would be able to hang this hardware on otherwise the door will bring the whole hardware to the ground because it ends up to be like 50lbs. 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. Use your saw to cut the wood to size.

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.