Because the nails protruded slightly from the opposite side we shortened them a bit by holding them with locking pliers and grinding off the tips on a bench grinder.
How to build a hinged barn door with plywood.
Fasten hinges to the plywood door placing one several inches from the top and from the bottom using stainless steel screws and a screw gun then screw a door handle to the front of the plywood.
Cut the door out of the plywood using a circular saw.
You can now hang your plywood hinged door.
These barn doors were constructed from plywood and 1 x6 pine boards.
Before installing the door though we need to trim out the door jamb on the outside of the building.
Place the sheet of plywood on the sawhorses.
Measure from the top of the door opening down to the bottom of the door opening and add any additional length below the opening to suit your taste.
Since the fasteners show we decided to use 1 1 2 in.
Measure the width between these two boards and cut three 1 x 6 pieces to fit.
Cut the trim pieces.
With the hinges attached to the bottom half of the barn door it s time to install the door.
I found this one on amazon and it is heavy duty.
Attach them to the top bottom and center of the door to create the frame.
Place the cut plywood up to the door.
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.
The key in building your own barn doors is to keep them strong enough to handle the stress of opening and closing without making them too heavy and cumbersome to operate.
We do have complete step by step plans on our etsy shop.
Hang the sliding barn door hardware.
Barn doors that swing out need to be mounted on very large and strong hinges and sliding barn doors need to be properly balanced and hung on high quality hardware in order to work properly.
Diy barn doors the process.
Cut the edging to length with a hacksaw and attach it with construction adhesive and stainless steel brads.
Thicker wood will make the door better at keeping heat in but will also make it heavier.
The barn door track and brackets were constructed from 1 steel strips.
Mark the measurements for the door on the sheet of plywood.
Mark the height of the rails on the door and attach them with construction adhesive and nails.