On the end grain of the rails use a framing square to mark the outline of a 1 x 4 tenon.
Making a sliding barn door out of old wood.
Here another shot of the completed barn door in our master bathroom.
Cut two pieces of 2 x 6 wood to the height of the door.
In this video i show how i made this wood sliding barn door with a modern twist.
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A sliding door for your barn can provide easy access to the shop for large projects when other kinds of large doors are impractical.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
This is going to be a two part series.
14 steps to building your.
Diy sliding barn door.
A barn door in 30 minutes.
Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it.
It only required a total of 8 cuts.
It is a really simple design but has a different look than a lot of barn d.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
To hang it you can follow the instructions found in the barn door hardware kit you choose.
Next cut two more pieces for the top and bottom rails to 1 inch longer than the total width of the door.
Make sure these are fairly straight otherwise plane them down.
The instructions for how to build a sliding barn door included below are concise easy to follow and contain a full list of tools and materials that you ll need.