The next step to building the barn door was installing the rough sawn tongue and groove boards to the back of the face frame.
Diy tongue and groove barn door.
You ll need a table or horses and a second person to help to assemble which is the most difficult.
I like using a good quality wood glue when attaching wood to other pieces of wood.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
I also like this board because it has a beadboard like pattern on one side.
This will be our anchor piece so we can install the rest of the tongue and groove 1 6 s.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
We cut each 8 wide piece to our desired length 84 and then ran the end pieces through the table saw to remove the exposed tongue and the groove slots on each side of the door.
Hammer the tongue into the groove for a tight fit.
Again middle board is the only one that gets glue all the way thru.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
Grab a rubber mallet and scrap piece of wood.
Coarse drywall screws 1 countersink bit.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
Liberally apply glue all across the bottom face of the tongue and groove board.
The center is the only spot that has glue all the way thru touching both sides of groove and tongue.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.
The tongue and groove boards not only look great but add a tremendous amount of strength to the overall piece.
After cutting the tongue and groove shiplap pieces to the length that you want your door in my case 86 inches take 6 of the 7 pieces and working one piece at a time insert the tongue part into the grooves.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot.
This style of door is attractive and imparts a country feel to the surroundings reminiscent of farms and ranches.
Build an rustic door with tongue and groove wood.
Drill 3 8 hole thru the groove and tongue and glue in a 3 8 dowel or pin.