Building Board And Batten Doors

How To Build A Sliding Barn Door

In this video, This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers builds and installs a sliding barn door. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

Shopping List for Installing a Sliding Barn Door:
– track and rollers
– 1×6 pine, get seven 8-footers for the back
– 1×3 strapping, get one 8-footer for blocking
– 1×4 pine, get one 8-footer for the mounting board
– 1×5 pine, get one 10-footer and two 6-footers for the filler strips
– pallet boards, salvage about 40 pieces
– 1×6 rough common western red cedar, get three 8-footers and one 6-footer to make the face frame
– 1 1/4-inch deck screws
– 18-gauge 1 1/4-inch brads for the pneumatic nailer
– 1 1/4-inch pocket-hole screws
– 3-inch deck screws
– panel construction adhesive, get two tubes
– wood glue
– paste wax
– 100-grit sandpaper
– latex paint
– door handle

Tools List for Installing a Sliding Barn Door:
– tape measure
– miter saw
– bar clamps
– drill/driver
– speed clamps
– straightedge
– combination square
– pneumatic nailer and compressor
– caulk gun
– pocket-hole jig kit
– 1/8-inch drill bit
– cotton rag
– small paintbrush
– stud finder
– 5⁄16-inch drill bit
– 3/8-inch socket wrench
– 2-foot level