Barn door for added privacy and floating shelf

[buildwithroneth]

Designed and built a barn door to provide more privacy in between our family living areas and other bedrooms. Also, to conserve energy during the seasons.

Materials

* All materials and paint from Bunnings

* DAR Tasmanian Oak 90mm x 19mm (2.4m)

* DAR Tasmanian Oak 30mm x 12mm (1.8m)

* Lining Board Panels White Pine Primed 14mm x 12mm (2.4m)

* Lockwood 3m Outland Barn Door Track Hardware Kit (Black)

* Rolltrak Matte Black Barn Door Raised Handles

* Deluxe semi-gloss paint

* Monarch paint brushes and paint accessories

* Wood putty

* Wood glue (Gorilla Glue)

* Gap Filler (White)

* Dowel pin

* Nails

* Screws (100mm, 65mm)

* Custom Made Bottom Rail Guide

Tools

* All tools from Bunnings

* Fixing nail gun

* Air compressor

* Hammer

* Tape measure

* Pencil

* 45-degree triangle ruler

* Drop Saw

* Jig Saw

* Spirit level set

* Cordless Drill

* Impact Drill

* Move It 590 x 490 x 126mm Rectangular Premier Dolly

Steps

Step 1

1. Planning & Designing

- Measured requirements for our barn door.

- Sketched designs.

Step 2

2. Materials & Construction

- Gathered all materials and tools as per list above.

- Built frames and panels.

Step 3

3. Puttying and Sanding

- Putty added to areas of where nails can be seen and to smooth out any imperfections of the wood.

- Gap filler also used for any noticeable bigger gaps in between panels.

- Sanded for a smoother finish in readiness to paint.

Step 4

4. Painting

- Painted door and roller rack guide with monarch paint brushes.

Step 5

5. Roller Rack Installation

- Installed the wood panel for roller rack guide.

- Installed roller rack.

Step 6

6. Installing Door and custom-made bottom rail guide

- Used the Move It Dolly to first lift the barn door into position to attach to roller rack.

- From extra materials, we were able to build a custom-made bottom rail guide so that the barn door can remain in position when sliding right and left.

- Barn door handles installed.

Step 7

7. Floating wall shelf

- With extra wood we were able to create a floating shelf to add a little feature to our wall.

Step 8

8. Before & After - Completion

[prettyliving]

@buildwithroneth That turned out brilliant! Great job, such a professional finish too 👌🏻 Thanks for sharing and for entering in the July DIY comp. Good luck 😃 

[Akanksha]

Hi @buildwithroneth,

I agree with @prettyliving - you've done a spectacular job on this barn door. I won't be surprised if it appears in one of our Top Ideas articles one day, like Barn door ideas for your home.

Barn doors are quite popular among the community, so I anticipate this project inspiring quite a few people. What were your biggest learnings from this project? Any word of advice for anyone looking to do something similar in their home?

Congratulations once again for this project and many thanks for sharing. 

Akanksha

[buildwithroneth]

Hi @prettyliving Thank you so much! Loving your DIY's! Great inspiration and thank you also for sharing! Likewise, good luck for the DIY July comp 😉

[buildwithroneth]

Hi @Akanksha Thank you so much for the kind inspiring words! It is much appreciated! 😊

Our biggest learnings would be to always be creative as possible! 

Our advice to others wanting to do the same thing is to plan and measure accurately.  To be honest I was very worried about the height of the door and how it would hang.  Ron did an amazing job at all the exact measurements making sure to accurately measure the area where the door was to be built.  Once materials were bought, we were able to re-measure where the railing would be built, so we knew exactly what the height of the door should be.

Hope this helps for those wanting to do something similar 🙂

Please feel free to ask any questions and or message us directly 😊