Sliding Barn Door Plywood

Attach them to the top bottom and center of the door to create the frame.

Sliding barn door plywood.

Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down. Cut long 1 6 pieces to match the vertical dimension of the diy barn door and attach them to the plywood with 1 1 4 brad nails. Doors and pulls extra. Acme barn door hardware.

Sand the wood filler and door smooth finish sanding with 120 150 grit paper. Use for closets room dividers or passage door openings up to 44 wide. Even the highest quality plywood often has an uneven and unsightly finish on its sides. Step 2 the barn door was built so that there would be a solid plywood base with a bunch of strips sitting on top and attached using glue and pin nails to form a specific design.

Transform a bifold closet door to look like a barn door for 15 using a 1 4 inch sheet of plywood. Measure the width between these two boards and cut three 1 x 6 pieces to fit. Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions. With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.

Unique barn door style hardware enables door to slide parallel to wall. Our hallway linen closet was without a door for ahem i am embarrassed to say over two years. Prime the wood and allow to dry. Apply wood glue on all top surfaces of the pieces of both your inner and outer frames.

Place the plywood on top of the frame apply wood glue and secure it with screws once it s aligned. My husband decided it was time to do something. Paint the door and allow to dry. To hang your barn door and see how she made diy barn door hardware check out anissa s post.

Using a large square we marked and cut the plywood to match the height of the door. I found this one on amazon and it is heavy duty. Great for areas where space is limited or not enough clearance for a hinged door. Visit our literature page for product pdfs.

Carefully roll it into each end to determine where to place the stops. The first step was to break down the first sheet of plywood into all of my pieces as well as cut down my barn door base to size. Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door. How you design your door is up to you.

Just make sure that you have sufficient amount of 4 by 4s that you would be able to hang this hardware on otherwise the door will bring the whole hardware to the ground because it ends up to be like 50lbs. To achieve a smooth and uniform look a little bit of edging can bring a sleek cohesive look to the finished product.