How To Build A Barn Door With Ship Lap
How to build a sliding barn door.
How to build a barn door with ship lap. The next step will be filling the holes in the kitchen walls sanding and painting them. This tutorial for a diy faux shiplap barn door can add tons of character to your home. It slides so smoothly and gives the pantry a very professional finish. Ready to install options can be costly and the idea of creating a diy barnwood door may seem intimidating but this guide will teach you how to choose your lumber remove your current door and install a brand new custom barn wood door in just a few steps.
This entire project including the door came in well under 100. I actually revealed the door back when i shared my mudroom reveal but i never shared the details on how i built it. Our door opening is 4 wide so we built ours to be 4 wide and 7 tall. You can check out more video tutorials including this project on my instagram page angelarosehome.
Whether for the bathroom bedroom or laundry room entry deciding to build a barn wood door can ensure added privacy and style. I know i may be overly excited but this way to make a barn door is revolutionary and the best way ever. Yes you read that right. 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.
And if requires no finishing work of puttying and sanding win win win. The diy easy shiplap door only cost me 60 and i did it in under an hour. The tongue and groove shiplap is the base of our door so we trimmed each of those planks to 7 tall. The door you are using may be different then the door i used so this is a result that may vary for everyone.
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. Today i m sharing all the details on our diy faux shiplap barn door. The door i used was a flat cheap builder grade wood door. 14 steps to building your.
After that it will be time to install the bead board paneling to the lower half of the walls. Today i m giving you the entire lowdown. This diy shiplap barn door is so much better than the old concertina door. 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.
First you will need to measure the size of your door opening and determine the width and height you want your door to be.