If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.
Barn door made out of plywood.
We purchased the plywood for the back of the doors from home depot and had them cut the plywood for us.
A shed door for stability is built out of a box shape using 1 inch by 4 inch wood beams or 2 inch by 4 inch wood beams and a 1 4 inch sheet of plywood.
A more durable and heavier door uses the 2 inch beams.
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.
Materials needed for diy barn door 3 4 plywood cut to the dimensions of your door opening plus trim around the edge.
Add 1 inch to your door to cover the opening.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
Start by buying a 4 x 8 sheet of pine plywood from a local hardware or wood supply store.
Once i had the whole thing assembled i measured and drilled the holes for the barn door hardware.
Mine is 37 1 4 x 80 mine is 37 1 4 x 80 3 1 x 6 boards wood glue 1 1 4 brad nails brad nailer combination square wood veneer banding optional wood stain i used varathane s.
Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges.
The most important aspect to the project as it is with many projects is to carefully measure the opening.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
Once the edges have been.
Glue the planks to the frame of the door with wood glue and use wood filler to fill in cracks.
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.
You can t even tell that the door is made from plywood.
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Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly.
Since we had two doors to build we cut each piece of plywood to 31 3 16.