In this video, This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers builds and installs a sliding barn door. (See below for shopping list and tools.)
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Many of our readers have asked us what’s the best way of tackling homemade sliding barn doors. It's easy to see why: building a sliding barn door means you don't have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
DIY sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets, and the door options are limitless-from salvage finds to original DIY creations like this one, a mix of pallet wood and common cedar. Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from TOH senior technical editor Mark Powers.
Shopping List for Installing a Sliding Barn Door:
- track and rollers [amzn.to/30Zx6EF]
- 1x6 pine [amzn.to/34u4tBq], get seven 8-footers for the back
- 1x3 strapping [amzn.to/2PRBUL8], get one 8-footer for blocking
- 1x4 pine [amzn.to/2UyEYdP], get one 8-footer for the mounting board
- 1x5 pine [amzn.to/2Q795dV], get one 10-footer and two 6-footers for the filler strips
- pallet boards [amzn.to/2N0PSIi], salvage about 40 pieces
- 1x6 rough common western red cedar [amzn.to/2UBmXeS], get three 8-footers and one 6-footer to make the face frame
- 1 1/4-inch deck screws [amzn.to/2ZE26xk]
- 18-gauge 1 1/4-inch brads [amzn.to/2ZBYcVK] for the pneumatic nailer
- 1 1/4-inch pocket-hole screws [amzn.to/2ZApU53]
- 3-inch deck screws [amzn.to/2MYVNxk]
- panel construction adhesive [amzn.to/2LIKsyL], get two tubes
- wood glue [amzn.to/2zYr3V2]
- paste wax [amzn.to/2ZAANns]
- 100-grit sandpaper [amzn.to/2MZbuom]
- latex paint [amzn.to/2PQpoLW]
- door handle [amzn.to/2UygEsm]
Tools List for Installing a Sliding Barn Door:
- tape measure [amzn.to/2MXmOkN]
- miter saw [amzn.to/2zZbqMY]
- bar clamps [amzn.to/2ZF0cfJ]
- drill/driver [amzn.to/2ZQS4nM]
- speed clamps [amzn.to/2ZC0tAg]
- straightedge [amzn.to/2Lx1qzH]
- combination square [amzn.to/2zZmLwA]
- pneumatic nailer and compressor [amzn.to/2ZGnJNm]
- caulk gun [amzn.to/2UtWobu]
- pocket-hole jig kit [amzn.to/2N0cLf1]
- 1/8-inch drill bit [amzn.to/2MZLER3]
- cotton rag [amzn.to/2MYYmzs]
- small paintbrush [amzn.to/311iKUb]
- stud finder [amzn.to/312qaq3]
- 5/16-inch drill bit [amzn.to/312KTdo]
- 3/8-inch socket wrench [amzn.to/2PLTsrN]
- 2-foot level [amzn.to/2ZLPXpd]
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