The door in the kit comes untreated so start by applying a desired stain finish to the door with a rag.

This old house diy barn door. Technical editor mark powers tells you everything you need to know about building and installing a barn door at your old house. 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. For these videos we are generally using. Keep in mind that your barn door should be about 1 2 to 3 4 taller than your opening.

This old house february 19 2016 diy barn door. Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board. 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. From building a beautiful door with pallet wood accents to adding a handle to installing the tracks and hanging the door.

And it should be about 4 to 5 inches wider. This will give you a couple of inches of overlap on your trim and help create more privacy. 36 1 4 w x 84 h all of our lumber is purchased at menards a midwest hardware chain. Easy diy barndoor x pattern suitable for beginners.

Attach the mounting board over the opening with 4 inch structural screws. Perfect for a laund. 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. Steps for installing a sliding barn door.

Wrought head nails 40 1x6 x 8 ft. Keep a level on the board and loosely screw the board in until it s roughly in the right place. Starting at the top rail butt the mitered ends of two pieces of similar thickness and color together at the centerline.

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