Double Sided Barn Door Plans

This beginner friendly tutorial is a for two sided barn door with rustic decorative trim on both sides.

Double sided barn door plans.

These doors are double sided and can be used in an entryway or window that is exposed on both sides unlike a closet or pantry. If you want to cover the opening with one door you ll need an area on one side of the opening that s wide enough for the door. Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width. Use wood boards from the big box store and birch plywood for a budget friendly project.

With the right tools these doors are easy and inex. This project lays out the steps to build a door of any size while still keeping the 1 3 4 door width required by standard sliding barn door hardware. Build the door steps 2 10. How to make a barn door double sided.

If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims. Whatever wood you decide to use for your door try to pick nicer boards without cracks loose knots and bows. June 6 2016 by rebecca farrant 9 comments. This video details how to build a barn door using tongue and groove.

14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1. Plan for a 2 day project. The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks. Diy double barn door plans.