If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door.
How to build a outside barn door.
Gang the boards side by side place the blocks along the outside edges and use long bar clamps to cinch them together.
Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.
This includes the hardware and track.
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.
To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.
Square up the assembly with longer strapping at the top and bottom edges.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
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