Try this diy barn door idea.
Self built barn door.
Our doors were custom built to the measurements we needed.
The antique style sliding.
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.
We have an awesome building project for you today.
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.
So we cut all of our tongue and groove to 84 1 2 inches.
If you ve investigated rustic barn doors you ve probably gotten sticker shock.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
The total cost for our project was 100 per door plus 115 hanging hardware plus stain 350.
We have multiple sized barn doors in our home but our door measured 38 1 2 x 84 1 2.
Don t let that deter you from creating this look in your home any longer.
Barn door hardware wood putty orbital sander.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Supplies for diy barn doors.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn.
Rustica s barn door kits and diy barn door kit range in style and in price.
From cozy bedrooms to rustic home offices and perfect room dividers barn style doors are all.
This is going to be a two part series.
The prices below feature the starting cost for a kit fit for 6 8 h 3 w doors.
We re building sliding barn doors.
First you ll want to cut all your tongue and groove boards to length.
So go ahead and give it a try.
Since sharing the studio s before and after transformation one of the most frequently requested posts has been to show you how to build a barn door on a budget after all we transformed a closet into a pantry and we needed to close the space.
Each kit includes a track system track hangers wheels front and back handles support headers and door decor.
I ve asked them for some input and together we ve put together a guide on how to take on the build.
A lot of the expense in putting up a barn door in your home is the hardware.
We wanted them to hide the frame around the door opening when they were closed.
The finished size of each barn door we built is almost 7 tall and 3 3 wide.
From the countryside barns these wide sliding doors have entered the house to become popular interior décor pieces.
My dad and eric built the barn doors.
Here s how to save your money by taking the diy approach to building a barn door.