How To Build A Small Barn Door

How to get a barn door for an affordable price.

How to build a small barn door.

This will ensure that your door is square. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work. Diy barn door walnut trim reclaimed wood shiplap with a pine core. If you have recently completed a brand new barn on your property it is likely that the last thing that you will add to your barn is going to be the barn door.

I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern. Use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels. Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. You can countersink the nuts in the back if you want them flush. Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail. Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.

To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles. On the back side if the door use locking nuts to secure the steel. Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room. Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles.

Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. 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.