Plywood Barn Door

You can t even tell that the door is made from plywood.

Plywood barn door.

Assemble the pieces together to make sure that all of them fit properly. 3 4 plywood for the back of the doors 1 x6 boards for the top and bottom trims 1 x4 boards for remaining trim 10ft barn door track kit listing has other sizes 10 inch black steel door handle. Glue the planks to the frame of the door with wood glue and use wood filler to fill in cracks. 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.

If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop. Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim. Place the cut plywood up to the door. Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.

Since i wanted the total width to be 38 inches by 82 1 2 inches tall i cut the plywood to 37 1 2 inches by 82 inches. A grade plywood features a smooth sanded surface without knots. Mark the measurements for the door on the sheet of plywood. Cut the door out of the plywood using a circular saw.

Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled. After creating the. If your plywood has one side that looks nicer than the other choose which side you. The steel will add 3 16 of an inch which is close to 1 4 inch to make it easy math of width around the entire perimeter of the door.

Cut the plywood down to size. A grade plywood is ideal for furniture or cabinet doors. Plywood barn door step 1. The barn door was built so that there would be a solid plywood base with a bunch of strips sitting on top and.

Here are the materials we used. B grade plywood also features a smooth sanded surface but may have more repaired defects up to 1 inch across. With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track. Place the sheet of plywood on the sawhorses.

Any wood defects have been repaired with synthetic filler so the veneer can be painted. Once i had the whole thing assembled i measured and drilled the holes for the barn door hardware. The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased. Once the pieces have been cut sand down the edges.

Cut the trim pieces. How to build a sliding barn door cut plywood to the size of the door frame. 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.