Horse Barn Door Plans

Dutch doors are a beautiful addition to your barn.

Horse barn door plans.

The framework on dutch doors is eye catching and their use guarantees better ventilation in your barn. But it is well worth the trouble to view the final result. Building 4 x7 pine dutch door. Creating them is a bit more difficult than simply hanging a common barn door.

But it is well worth the trouble to view the final result. The framework on dutch doors is eye catching and their use guarantees better ventilation in your barn. To build one 4 x7 dutch door without window you would need to purchase enough of white pine or cedar boards and door hardware. Our cutting instructions provide dimensions for a pair of dutch style barn doors for a door opening 4 feet wide and 7 feet tall if your door opening is different than this you will need to carefully sketch out the rough opening and calculate the dimensions of the frame parts the horizontal rails and vertical stiles and siding pieces based on your dimensions.

The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks. 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. Whatever wood you decide to use for your door try to pick nicer boards without cracks loose knots and bows. If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.

Creating them is a bit more difficult than simply hanging a common barn door.