How To Make A Mini Barn Door

To avoid paying 50 or more for pint size sliding door hardware kristine repurposed a 1 inch flat metal bar and metal garden edging stakes.

How to make a mini barn door.

Remove the pegs and doors and drill the bolt holes in the doors use a bit one size larger than the bolt. Check the measuring instructions or ask the manufacturer for help arriving at the door height. From your measurement will give you the minimum door height required. Join our facebook group.

Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles. Do you want to connect with other woodworkers. Https ibuildit ca projects wooden barn door hardware the full build video on making a door like this.

This will ensure that your door is square. Fasten at the rear with a nut. Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail. Choose your barn door hardware before determining the door height.

Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood. It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door. If your bolts overhang you can trim them down with a grinder or hacksaw. She also drilled holes through both sides of each stake she would be using.

In most cases measuring to the top of an opening with no trim or to the top of the trim and subtract 1 2 in. Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles. Cut your boards to size and create pattern now that you have measured the opening it s time to cut your lumber to size.