Diy sliding barn door.
How to build a sliding farm house door.
Double pantry door diy for under 90 designing vibes.
We cut them to length using the miter saw.
I added a little bit of wood glue between each piece to give the door stability.
We had a weird space that used to house the hearth for the home way back in the day.
Here s what we started with in our kitchen.
We figured it could be a perfect little pantry.
Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length.
Next attach the 1x4 header piece flat against the wall above that.
But instead of building a door we realized this space would work well with a sliding barn door.
We added some more drywall to the left side.
We inserted the panels into the door centering the panels in the opening.
Then place and nail the first 1x2 piece at the top of door with the 1 inch edge against the wall resting on top of the side pieces and protruding away from the wall.
Measure the opening to determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the.
Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw.
These doors truly become part of the decor.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch.
You read right a double farmhouse pantry door diy for under 90.
In this video this old house senior technical editor mark powers builds and installs a sliding barn door.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
That s less than 45 a piece.
This is truly a design that you can use in any home stain it for that classic farmhouse look or make a statement with a color you love.
Use a level and brad nail gun to put up the side pieces first.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
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Build the door the first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against each other.