Build the door the first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against each other.
How to build a horizontal barn door.
Space the boards top and bottom with pennies.
Run a few beads of glue on the side of the 1 x 8 that will attach to the appearance boards and then nail it all into place.
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Arrange the vertical boards on a pair of 2x4s placed flat on sawhorses or the floor and arrange the 2x4s so they re lined up under the locations of the horizontal rails.
Start nailing on one edge pulling all the boards tight as you work your way across.
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The easiest way to do this is to start with one of your horizontal boards on the edge.
With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop.
The barn door will hang a 1 2 to 1 off the floor and extend above the top of the door opening.
You can still have the look.
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I didn t have to cut any of these pieces but if your opening is not 8ft you will need to measure and cut accordingly.
Decide on the door size.
I added a little bit of wood glue between each piece to give the door stability.
Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.
Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes and secure the guide to the floor with the included screws.
Measure door opening width and height.
Place 1 1x10x75 horizontal straight edge board on each end of the door keeping it flush with all of the outside edges and fasten the board with screws fasten third 1x10x75 board in the center of the door next measure the distance between 1x10x75 boards and cut the side trim to fit.
Install the other stop.
Barn doors should at minimum cover the door opening and extend a few inches past the door when fully open.
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Screw scraps of wood to the 2x4s on both sides of the door to hold the boards together while you add the horizontal rail.
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It looks really good in my opinion.