First cut the horizontal boards to fit the width of your door.
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Make your cuts.
To carve out the mortise place a chisel into the outline grooves and tap the tool with a hammer.
7 1x6x8 pine boards.
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.
Homeowners may opt to install a new door in a new location for numerous reasons.
My pantry door is pretty narrow at 24 so i didn t cut my plywood very wide.
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.
For the rollers i used a 2 and 1 3 8 hole saw.
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I am not adding measurements to these plans because you want to cut and fit everything to fit your size door.
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There are two pocket screws per each side of the board.
For door you will need.
Make sure you have your measurements ready.
These are generally found in the same section as pine boards at the hardware store.
So today i m sharing a diy barn door building plan and 5 lessons i learned installing one.
To make the rollers i drew out a shape i liked on 1 4 plywood for the hangers.
You can find this at lowes or home depot and they will cut it for you too which is super handy.
You will need 1 4 thick.
At same time i also cut the channel for the bottom since the barn door kit comes with the floor guide.
Once your circles are cut out you can glue them together.
3 1x8x6 pine boards.
Using a utility knife trace along the outline to create small groves then make a cut on the front or back side of the door indicating the mortise s depth.
Let s start with our plywood.
Then use the same method to create angled grooves along the inside of the hinge spot.
I cut these out in my scroll saw.
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Deep by 1 in.
1 1x6x4 pine boards.
Instead of buying barn door hardware i decided to make it myself out of wood.
This keeps the door from swinging in and out as it rolls and possibly damaging the door or baseboards or wall.
I drilled out 4 2 holes and 4 1 3 8 holes.
Cut for the bottom pieces of the door.