The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.
Make barn door out of plywood.
Cut the door out of the plywood using a circular saw.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.
Place the cut plywood up to the door.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
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The 1 x 4s will be used on the diagonals and to frame out the outside of the door.
If your plywood has one side that looks nicer than the other choose which side you.
Place the sheet of plywood on the sawhorses.
Cut the trim pieces.
Since a flat piece of plywood would make for a pretty boring sliding door you re going to want to purchase some 1 x 4s and a 1 x 6 to create a barn house effect on your door.
How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame.
Here are the materials we used.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly.
Choose which side will be the front.
Cut the 1 2 to 5 8 inch thick plywood to the size you require.
Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges.
Glue the planks to the frame of the door with wood glue and use wood filler to fill in cracks.
Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim.
This includes the hardware and track.
You will also need the track double the length of the door opening so it can slide over to open.
Purchase the brackets for the top at your local hardware store.
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
Once the edges have been.