How to build a barn door?

[shaqqi]

Hi All

This can be my first DIY Bunning project. 

I would like to make a wooden stain type barn door. Size of opening is width 980 mm width and height 2120 mm

Plz suggest what shall be the ideal width and height I shall go for and what material I shall get from bunnings . Thanks

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @shaqqi,

Using the Pinnacle Hardware Nail Holder you should be able to drive a brad nail without a nail gun, but it is still likely you will bend a few. 

If you'd like to give it a try, you'll have to drive them down as far as you can before using a Nail Punch to sink them below the surface.

Unfortunately, I am not aware of a 2.5m barn door track, so this is your best option. You'll just have to set the bump stops in further from the ends, so the door stops in the right places. 

You can see this in Step 8 of the Instruction manual.

I'm very excited for your project to commence.
 

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Jacob

[shaqqi]

Hi Jacob

Can you see the difference of pine board and pine dar. will it look bad when I join them together . 

I do have a plan to varnish them will that difference will be cover after staining ?

Thnaks

Hassa 

 

[MitchellMc]

Hi @shaqqi,

They are both pine, so if you do stain and then varnish them, the difference in colouring should be minimised.

Mitchell