How To Build Mini Barn Doors

Measure door opening width and height.

How to build mini barn doors.

This will ensure that your door is square. If your bolts overhang you can trim them down with a grinder or hacksaw. Fasten at the rear with a nut. From your measurement will give you the minimum door height required.

In most cases measuring to the top of an opening with no trim or to the top of the trim and subtract 1 2 in. The barn door will hang a 1 2 to 1 off the floor and extend above the top of the door opening. She glued together the parts and clamped them in place overnight then added paint and decorative handles her doors slide freely from the top. Barn doors should at minimum cover the door opening and extend a few inches past the door when fully open.

It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door. Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles. Next line up the holes in the doors with the holes in the pegs and push the bolts through. Check the measuring instructions or ask the manufacturer for help arriving at the door height.

Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail. Remove the pegs and doors and drill the bolt holes in the doors use a bit one size larger than the bolt. Do you want to connect with other woodworkers. For this 12 by 33 inch pair kristine cut down a sheet of 7 mm plywood adding 3 mm plywood for the trim.

Choose your barn door hardware before determining the door height.