The first step in making the sliding barn door was to frame out the opening.
Shiplap sliding barn door.
Purchase a door that s as tall as the opening height or opening plus trim and 2 inches wider than the door frame to cover the entire opening.
Hang the diy sliding barn door with the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
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Today i m sharing all the details on our diy faux shiplap barn door.
When measuring make sure you allow enough for door to overlap on both sides of opening and extend above opening a couple inches as well.
Carefully roll it into each end to determine where to place the stops.
Shiplap refers to a special type of inter locking board similar to tongue and groove but with a tighter overlapping fit.
Today i m giving you the entire lowdown.
You have no idea how pleasing a door frame can be unless you have done without one for several months.
Measure for your door and get your materials.
Modern farmhouse laundry room enclosed by a white barn door on black rails featuring oil rubbed bronze handles.
Have your 3 4 in mdf cut at your local store to the door size if you want to add the trim at the end then make sure to accommodate for that.
This entire project including the door came in well under 100.
Read more about this project here.
Featuring windsorone wors6 shiplap boards.
Instead of fastening the barn door rail to drywall first screw a ledger board to the wall studs for a sturdier mounting surface that allows the hanging door to clear the door frame.
A black barn door on rails slides open to a bedroom fitted with wide plank gray stained wood floors complementing vertical shiplap walls.
This tutorial for a diy faux shiplap barn door can add tons of character to your home.
I actually revealed the door back when i shared my mudroom reveal but i never shared the details on how i built it.
We used 3 1 2 x 3 4 flat boards to do this since they will mimic the look of the shaker cabinets that we plan to install later.
A shiplap sliding barn door.
Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions.