Step 2 installing the tongue groove board to back of barn door.
Making a tongue and groove barn door.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
Since i wanted my door to be 37 inches wide to cover the opening and my 6 pieces of 1x6 inch tongue and groove which really measures 75 x 5 5 inches only measures to 33 inches when assembled 5 5 x 6 33 my 7th tongue and groove board needs to be cut down the middle using a table saw to two 2 inch pieces.
The next step to building the barn door was installing the rough sawn tongue and groove boards to the back of the face frame.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot.
First you will need to measure the size of your door opening and determine the width and height you want your door to be.
Our door opening is 4 wide so we built ours to be 4 wide and 7 tall.
We cut each 8 wide piece to our desired length 84 and then ran the end pieces through the table saw to remove the exposed tongue and the groove slots on each side of the door.
Start by building a door for a 36 inch opening with typical 4 by 96 inch tongue and groove wood.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
My barn door will be using the 79 or 6 foot 7 inch kit from industrial by design that accommodates a maximum door opening size of 38 or smaller.
How to build a sliding barn door.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.
I also like this board because it has.
Batten doors can be made with tongue and groove doors ship lap or simple boards that are typically suitable for outdoor use.
How to build a board and batten door video materials used for board and batten doors.
Build and install a sliding barn door.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
Build the door as a blank and then cut it down on a table saw to make it fit the opening.
The tongue and groove boards not only look great but add a tremendous amount of strength to the overall piece.
In the next step the tongue and groove boards will cover the pocket screw holes so there s no need to fill them.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
The first step before you build and install a sliding barn door is to measure your door opening size and decided which hardware kit you re going to need.