Attach them to the top bottom and center of the door to create the frame.
How to cut the x pattern trim for barn door.
Cut long 1 6 pieces to match the vertical dimension of the diy barn door and attach them to the plywood with 1 1 4 brad nails.
Cut along the scribe lines on the inside to half the depth of the cross pieces and eliminate the waste this can be done with repeated cuts to the right depth then chiseling the waste away.
First we boxed in the door lining the trim flush with the edge and using mitre cut at the corners 45 degrees.
We then placed a horizontal trim piece about 3 feet up from the bottom.
From there it was a matter of marking the length of each cut until i got to the end.
To start the herringbone diagonals i started at the corner with a triangle i cut from a wider piece of flooring.
To add some detail we want to have an upside down v pattern when the doors were closed so j opted to create a jig of sorts instead of doing math.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim.
Cut and install herringbone barn door pattern.
Measure the width between these two boards and cut three 1 x 6 pieces to fit.
This gives you wiggle room to squeeze in the last piece of the herringbone barn door pattern.
In other words if the door measures 47 1 4 inches from the lower portion of the beveled top rail to the bottom of the door cut the two side pieces of 2 x 4 trim to 49 1 4 inches.
Apply edge banding optional.
Cut the trim pieces.
Scribe on each side of the door.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.