Here is what we used to make our barn door.
Tongue and groove pine barn door.
Unfinished knotty pine tongue and groove barn wood board 15 pack.
1 x 6 x 8 tongue and groove shiplap.
Mar 24 2017 my husband made this barn door out of pine tongue groove boards and hardware from the local tractor supply store.
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.
Looks great works great.
I also like this board because it has.
Tongue groove our white pine t g has been kiln dried and is ready for installation and finishing.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
In the next step the tongue and groove boards will cover the pocket screw holes so there s no need to fill them.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
Coarse drywall screws 1 countersink bit.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
The next step to building the barn door was installing the rough sawn tongue and groove boards to the back of the face frame.
Start by building a door for a 36 inch opening with typical 4 by 96 inch tongue and groove wood.
Two distinct faces allow you to create different looks for your project depending on the side you choose to display the boards can be supplied in 8 ft 10 ft 12 ft 14 ft 16 ft or a random mix of these lengths.
Build the door as a blank and then cut it down on a table saw to make it fit the opening.
Minwax jacobean stain is the color.
Pacific entries 1 in.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
5 1x6x8 pine 8 1x6x8 tongue groove pine hardware 8ft sliding barn door hardware kit 1 1 4 pocket screws 1 1 4 brad nails 3 bolts accessories 9 barn door handle finish minwax special walnut stain minwax satin polycrylic.
1 x 6 x 8 pine.
First you will need to measure the size of your door opening and determine the width and height you want your door to be.
Before you build this barn door i definitely suggest to measure your doorway and determine how wide your door needs to be.
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.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
This door above is made from 1 8 tongue and groove pine boards.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
Don t pay for expensive online barn door hardware when you can you purchase a box rail system from tractor supply for less than half the cost of most online hardware.
How to build a sliding barn door.