You can use the same trick to cut metal studs.
How to cut barn door rod at home.
Drive the screws through the 1 6 to secure the 1 12 boards.
Structural support is required barn doors can be heavy up to 200 pounds or more so for sturdiness most people mount the track to a header attached to the wall studs above the doorway.
First you ll want to cut all your tongue and groove boards to length.
We used a 3 8 in.
For our 4 ft wide door we cut each board five inches wide.
Paint and install hardware.
We have multiple sized barn doors in our home but our door measured 38 1 2 x 84 1 2.
Cut one rabbet on two boards that will be used on the outside edges.
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.
Now my mind is set on replacing the curtain with a barndoor.
We have had av double curtain hung in the doorway between these two rooms.
This barn door window treatment project is a great opportunity to be creative with the design of your space.
Your door is the proper length which means it s time to finish the door of.
Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade.
Yours may be different.
Now you have both pieces inside the frame so you can scribe the place where they intersect.
Picture is not mine was found online we have arrived very small entryway leading into a bigger hallway.
Rabbeting bit to cut the rabbets.
Lay the freshly cut board across the bottom of the door.
The barn on our new farm needed some new doors so we made some out of steel and cedar.
Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.
But i am worried about all the air and draft running in.
Snip the two sides.
Barn door hardware wood putty orbital sander.
A table saw with a dado blade will also work.
Cut the boards to the right width and cut rabbets on two edges of all but two boards.
For wider doors cut the track to fit and join the pieces with connectors available from the hardware manufacturer.
Grab another 1 6 and cut it to the width of the door.
Now your half lap joint is ready.
Want to see how we made these actual barn doors come check it out.
A 3 foot door requires 6 feet of track.
It is not av great look but it works.
Since this is an old house there are some draft issues.
Place three screws in each section of the 1 12 boards.
To do this decide on the height and the width you want the door to be.
