How To Make A Rustic Sliding Door

Make sure these are fairly straight otherwise plane them down.

How to make a rustic sliding door.

On the end grain of the rails use a framing square to mark the outline of a 1 x 4 tenon. Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board. Start by nailing the board to the sawhorses with finish nails to hold it in place. I recently built a rustic sliding barn door for our finished basement and wanted write.

Distress the boards with a grinder use a brush knot cup mounted in an angle grinder to abrade the softwood and expose the grain. The sliding mechanism for the wall used big black bolts to connect the sliders to the door at the top sides of the door. It barely requires any diy expertise and only costs 40. This gives the wood a weathered look.

Add any additional hardware to add to your rustic barn door look. If you love the look now you can create your very own rustic barn door with just as much character as one that came straight from the farm. Next cut two more pieces for the top and bottom rails to 1 inch longer than the total width of the door. Use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels.

Cut two pieces of 2 x 6 wood to the height of the door. These doors add a great aesthetic impact to any room and they offer a functional solution where traditional swinging doors might be a problem. I bought four silver nuts and bolts and spray painted them glossy black and drilled them into the bottom of the door to match the top.