Save yourself the headache.
How to build an indoor barn door.
Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions.
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In my case the door was quite large.
This is going to be a two part series.
Use inexpensive pine from home depot.
14 steps to building your.
We re building sliding barn doors.
Lightly sand before each coat.
First build the barn door.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Carefully roll it into each end to determine where to place the stops.
I know you haven t seen much of the newly remodeled downstairs area but don t worry that s coming next.
The size will vary depending in your door opening.
Before putting it together sand each board and then coat each board with polyurethane stain.
Hang the diy sliding barn door.
Barn doors for life.
At these prices i d never diy my own barn door hardware these work so great and they re relatively easy to install.
With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
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.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
I recommend 2 coats.