In this diy tutorial we ll show you how to use an old door to create a beautiful diy barn door with a herringbone chevron style pattern.

This old house diy barn door. The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. Cut the chevrons use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels. Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board. Perfect for a laund.

The door in the kit comes untreated so start by applying a desired stain finish to the door with a rag. Wrought head nails 40 1x6 x 8 ft. Attach the mounting board over the opening with 4 inch structural screws. This will give you a couple of inches of overlap on your trim and help create more privacy.

2 pine boards 12 barn door hardware kit brush or roller for poly dark stain 1 qt gray stain 1 qt knot cup brush for grinder light gold stain 2 qts polyurethane 1 qt. Keep a level on the board and loosely screw the board in until it s roughly in the right place. Steps for installing a sliding barn door. Starting at the top rail butt the mitered ends of two pieces of similar thickness and color together at the centerline.

Keep in mind that your barn door should be about 1 2 to 3 4 taller than your opening. The kit comes with all the materials required to assemble and hang the door though nathan choose to add additional 3 4 stock in this application because the wall was not plumb and the door would have hit the baseboard otherwise. For these videos we are generally using. Easy diy barndoor x pattern suitable for beginners.

Nathan installed the z bar knotty alder wood interior sliding barn door slab with hardware kit that can be found at the home depot. 36 1 4 w x 84 h all of our lumber is purchased at menards a midwest hardware chain. This old house february 19 2016 diy barn door.

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