This keeps the door from swinging in and out as it rolls and possibly damaging the door or baseboards or wall.
How to cut out door on side of barn.
Make sure you have your measurements ready.
My pantry door is pretty narrow at 24 so i didn t cut my plywood very wide.
So today i m sharing a diy barn door building plan and 5 lessons i learned installing one.
How to turn your hollow core door into a barn door.
There are two pocket screws per each side of the board.
Metal siding covers the surface of many homes and outbuildings.
For door you will need.
Cut for the bottom pieces of the door.
Instead of buying barn door hardware i decided to make it myself out of wood.
How to cut through metal siding to install a door.
Diy sliding barn door hack.
At same time i also cut the channel for the bottom since the barn door kit comes with the floor guide.
I drilled out 4 2 holes and 4 1 3 8 holes.
Let s start with our plywood.
Deep by 1 in.
These are generally found in the same section as pine boards at the hardware store.
We are using 1 4 craft boards.
Make your cuts.
This is just a 1 4 in.
3 1x8x6 pine boards.
I cut these out in my scroll saw.
Once your circles are cut out you can glue them together.
You will need 1 4 thick.
To make the rollers i drew out a shape i liked on 1 4 plywood for the hangers.
If you are converting a standard door to a barn door i d recommend routering a groove in the bottom of the door rather than letting it swing free.
For the rollers i used a 2 and 1 3 8 hole saw.
7 1x6x8 pine boards.
We did build a diy barn door and i learned a lot that i could not have anticipated prior to installing my first barn door.
Then use the same method to create angled grooves along the inside of the hinge spot.
You can find this at lowes or home depot and they will cut it for you too which is super handy.
To carve out the mortise place a chisel into the outline grooves and tap the tool with a hammer.
1 1x6x4 pine boards.
I am not adding measurements to these plans because you want to cut and fit everything to fit your size door.