Tongue And Groove For Barn Doors
Since i wanted my door to be 37 inches wide to cover the opening and my 6 pieces of 1x6 inch tongue and groove which really measures 75 x 5 5 inches only measures to 33 inches when assembled 5 5 x 6 33 my 7th tongue and groove board needs to be cut down the middle using a table saw to two 2 inch pieces.
Tongue and groove for barn doors. I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door. Start by building a door for a 36 inch opening with typical 4 by 96 inch tongue and groove wood. Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out. Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years. Do this for the top and bottom and sides as needed. Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door. We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
My barn door will be using the 79 or 6 foot 7 inch kit from industrial by design that accommodates a maximum door opening size of 38 or smaller. 10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot. Build the door as a blank and then cut it down on a table saw to make it fit the opening. Trim the excess tongue and groove boards off using a circular saw.
The tongue and groove shiplap is the base of our door so we trimmed each of those planks to 7 tall. Here is what we used to make our barn door. I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake. How to build a sliding barn door.