How To Build Barn Doors For Garage
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
How to build barn doors for garage. When i looked into getting custom barn doors built the asking cost was close to 1200 for two doors not including hardware. I bought carriage look doors for my house love them and the way they look. This includes the hardware and track. The first step in making swing out garage doors is designing the door.
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. We re building sliding barn doors. 14 steps to building your. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Three simple steps to build swing out garage doors. 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. This is going to be a two part series. I searched and searched the internet for door plans or ideas very little help.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers. Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims. I m wrapping up a project for a client an. Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn.
My garage door is 9 by 11 and hard to find any good looking doors. If you ve investigated rustic barn doors you ve probably gotten sticker shock. The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room. It is okay with rough sketches because the key is to make it all clear in your mind to get easier work while installing it.
Here s how to save your money by taking the diy approach to building a barn door. From the start i knew i wanted to build something fun and vibrant in the kitchen space to add color since most of the area is monochromatic. If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards. Whenever you walk into the studio the barn doors make a statement.