There’s something mesmerizing about a heavy door gliding silently on a steel track, especially when it’s indoors.
Recently, the Seattle based building outfit,Yellow Moon Construction, built an interior barn door using reclaimed materials found on the job site.
安装了一个新的轨道,谷仓门的回收和新材料的混合给它一个独特的外观和感觉。
Are you looking to bring a rustic and vintage look to your space? Consider building your own barn door with our DIY instructions! Remember that this project is very open ended and can be tailored to include different colors and fit all varieties of entry ways.
DIY Indoor Barn Door
Tools & Materials You’ll Need
Tools
- Hand tools
- Measuring tape
- Pencils
- 螺杆枪(s)
- Micro pin nail gun
- Circular saw and/or chop saw
- Grinder
- Drill bit for metal/steel
- Air compressor and hose
- Sander
- Sandpaper
- Brushes
- Caulk gun
Materials
- Stain
- Paint
- Polyurethane
- Construction glue (liquid nails)
- 3 in. construction screws
Planning & Research
A project like this takes planning. To begin, research what kind of track you want. It’s important, especially if you’re not a professional, to be thorough with your measurements. Before speaking with a representative at your local door business, measure the height and width of your doorway.
Also, measure the height from floor to ceiling because your track will sit above your doorway, and it’s important to meet your manufacturer’s clearance recommendations.
The track company we went with for our DIY barn door,Real Sliding Hardware, is a safe bet if you’re looking for high-quality tracks in a wide range of styles.
Get your track size and location figured out before you build your door. The last thing you want to do is build a door that is too large or too small.
Prepping The Barn Door And Track Dimensions
在完成谷仓门轨道的计划后,就可以对谷仓门进行最后的测量了。
Keep in mind that your door will have hardware attached to it and will hang on a track.
Using blue painter’s tape, mock out the position of your track.
Then, ask yourself these questions before determining the size of your barn door:
- With my door attached to the track, where is the desired placement for the top and bottom of my door?
- How wide should my door be to perfectly eclipse the doorway?
- 多宽才算太宽?-你要确保你的门在打开时完全清除通道。
- How thick is my door going to be, and how much space do I have to work with between the track and the wall? — You will want to ensure that your door doesn’t scrape against the wall when you open and close it.
- Are my walls, ceiling, and floor level and plum? — Think about the whole course your door will travel from the open to closed position. The last thing you want is your door to rub on an uneven floor, or a canted wall.
Our recommendation is to install your track before you begin constructing your door so you know exactly what space and dimensions you’re working with. Every track is different, so install the track according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer. Don’t just guess, because you do not want this door falling off the wall.
Building The Body Of The Barn Door
在添加木板之前,你需要建立谷仓门的主体。有了你的尺寸在手,重复使用一些旧的室内门来做你的谷仓门的主体。
Ballard Reuseis one of several great places in the Seattle area to shop for used doors.
请记住,根据门口的宽度,你可能需要使用两个门来创建你的谷仓门体。从第二扇门上剪下多余的宽度,用两扇门做成你的谷仓门。确保你选择的两扇门的厚度相同,并且在所有其他尺寸上尽可能接近。
如果你需要两扇门,用胶水把它们的边缘粘在一起,做成一扇宽的门。
You may have to improvise and get creative here! For instance, we cut holes in the face of one door to have access to screw it onto the other door. During this process be liberal with the glue and screws!
当你的门连接在一起后,把它们涂成中性的颜色,这样就能很好地搭配你打算安装在上面的任何板的布局/方案。
Staining And Painting The Planks And Boards
For our door, we stained a bunch of old fence planks and deck boards a multitude of different colors.
We varied how much stain we put on the boards, and mixed up how raw or refined our planks were with a palm sander.
我们还油漆了一些木板,让它晾干,然后用砂纸轻轻打磨。
小贴士:如果你有台锯,把板条的边缘撕开,使其更直。
Adding The Planks And Boards
Before adhering the planks to the door, do a mock-up of the layout. Place the planks and boards in the location on the barn door that you want to attach them, and ensure that they will all fit seamlessly once you start to cut them. Remember, you can always cut the boards more if they’re too long the first time!
When you’re happy with how it looks, start cutting your pieces to the right length and affix them to the jointed door using glue, nails, or staples. We used a combination of liquid nails and a micro pin gun. If you have access to a nail gun and compressor, take advantage of it.
对于你添加的每一对板,测量剩余的空间纵向,以确保你不会变得不平整。重要的是,你的木板/板看起来是统一的,没有任何倾斜。
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Adding Edges To The Barn Door
After making sure that your door is perfectly square, measure and cut down a length of lumber to create the new edges of your door. Your table saw or circular saw should be fine for this.
Insert your lengths between the plank edges on either side of your door, and micro pin/staple the edges to the new edging. If you look at your door from the side, the edge piece should look sandwiched between the planking.
Next, cut your steel edge banding to the proper length, drill the holes, and affix the steel edge to the sides of the door with matching stainless screws.
Final Touch – Adding The Track
我再强调这一点也不为过:阅读你的音轨硬件包附带的说明书。就像在这篇文章的开头所说的,你会想要在你建造谷仓门之前把你的轨道模型拨进去。
Properly install the track onto your wall space, as well as the hardware (hangers) on your door, as detailed in the track instructions.
Add any additional handles or details that you would like to have on your new barn door.
Lift your door and carefully set your hangers on the track system.
Now, commence opening and closing your interior barn door for the next two hours and feel proud with the work you did!
We at Yellow Moon can speak from experience, especially with the outcome of this door.
Just remember, this DIY project is whatever you need it to be. Take your time, be thorough with your research and planning, and above everything else, make it your own!
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