How to cut through metal siding to install a door.
How to cut out door on side of barn.
1 1x6x4 pine boards.
Make your cuts.
I drilled out 4 2 holes and 4 1 3 8 holes.
Diy sliding barn door hack.
7 1x6x8 pine boards.
Once your circles are cut out you can glue them together.
Then use the same method to create angled grooves along the inside of the hinge spot.
You will need 1 4 thick.
I am not adding measurements to these plans because you want to cut and fit everything to fit your size door.
These are generally found in the same section as pine boards at the hardware store.
For the rollers i used a 2 and 1 3 8 hole saw.
My pantry door is pretty narrow at 24 so i didn t cut my plywood very wide.
Using a utility knife trace along the outline to create small groves then make a cut on the front or back side of the door indicating the mortise s depth.
Cut for the bottom pieces of the door.
Let s start with our plywood.
At same time i also cut the channel for the bottom since the barn door kit comes with the floor guide.
I cut these out in my scroll saw.
Instead of buying barn door hardware i decided to make it myself out of wood.
This is just a 1 4 in.
This keeps the door from swinging in and out as it rolls and possibly damaging the door or baseboards or wall.
Metal siding covers the surface of many homes and outbuildings.
We did build a diy barn door and i learned a lot that i could not have anticipated prior to installing my first barn door.
3 1x8x6 pine boards.
If you are converting a standard door to a barn door i d recommend routering a groove in the bottom of the door rather than letting it swing free.
Homeowners may opt to install a new door in a new location for numerous reasons.
We are using 1 4 craft boards.
How to turn your hollow core door into a barn door.
To carve out the mortise place a chisel into the outline grooves and tap the tool with a hammer.
To make the rollers i drew out a shape i liked on 1 4 plywood for the hangers.
For door you will need.
There are two pocket screws per each side of the board.
Make sure you have your measurements ready.
Deep by 1 in.