The $40 Barn Door - Easy DIY Project

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Easy DIY barndoor ("X" pattern) suitable for beginners!

Dimensions: 36 1/4"w x 84"h

ALL OF OUR LUMBER IS PURCHASED AT MENARDS, A MIDWEST HARDWARE CHAIN. FOR THESE VIDEOS, WE ARE GENERALLY USING STANDARD PINE BOARDS. YOUR PRICES WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU SHOP AND THE TYPE OF WOOD YOU SELECT.

[thesashboutique]

Built a set of barn doors using your video and they turned out perfectly! I lost my daddy four years ago and he was always so great with woodworking. I used the miter saw he gave me after he built my sons hutch before he was born. He knew that was his last build and I cried when I finished. I know he was proud!

[RobClaypool]

7 years later you're still giving DIY'ers ideas for barn doors. This looks so simple even a hack like me could do it! Thank you!

[aanikadutra]

I'm a visual learner, I loved that I could watch all the steps, it wasn't sped up, the instructions were very clear but simple, it had the list of parts needed. Overall this was just a perfect explanation video. I'll update once I try for myself! Might be awhile 😅

[CustomSneakers]

6 yrs after you've put this up and for the DIY'er, its still one of the easiest barn door tutorials out there. I am doing this project tomorrow. Thanks a bunch!

[ch]

Made 1 of 2 doors today. 90 mins. Looks great. Thank you. $180.00 per door in materials.

[anitaerickson]

This video inspired me to make my first ever barn door for a guest bedroom that I’m putting together for my daughter. The only advice I have is when purchasing your wood make sure all your wood is straight as possible so they can lineup. And invest in wood clamps the short ones and the long ones you may need them they helped me out a great deal.

[garciasimpson]

This video is simply amazing!!! I bought my hardware but finding the right size door has been very expensive and I didn't feel like spending $250 on just a door. You made this process so much easier and the steps and tutorials in this video have truly helped me out. I will be building my door tomorrow after work as I plan on buying all the materials and supplies you have on the list. Again, you truly did a great job on your door. I hope mine turns out just as well.

[amorgan]

Nice video, just some advice for anybody else building this. Sand your boards before assembly and save some headache. The tight spots are a pain to sand once its together. Also use no finer than 120 and no coarser than 100 grit sandpaper. Too fine and the stain doesnt take well, too rough and the stain gets to dark and blotchy. Google search "popping the grain" for the best staining techniques for pine, it can be a tricky wood. Last thing, dont set your screws in a straight line, make them random like the knots in the pine. The straights line of holes stands out on lighter stains.

[nowakezoneforever]

Closing in on four years after you published this and it’s still helping people. Gotta love that! This is an excellent how-to video. The steps shown can be used in plenty of other projects too. Great job!!

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[lindaa]

Thank you for not doing a bunch of talking while showing me nothing. Your video was great. I'm now a subscriber.

[nickludwiczak]

I have used this video to built this door twice. I did end up needing to move the screws further up and cut out a place for the track to run though the middle. For the second one, I will just buy the ones that don't need the track cut out. I also wanted to share the updated pricing. For the lumber, screws (one box) and wood putty, it came out to $78 + tax.

[Johnny-xjqu]

Just copied this plan with some variations. I used high grade pine, made mine 9’ tall, and I needed it to be a bit wider so I Used 7 1x6 boards and didn’t use any 1x8’s. I also used a biscuit joiner on each vertical piece of wood, fearing they might not stay together well with 9’ lengths otherwise. One final thing I did was measured every screw hole so they were symmetrical all over the door. It looks far better to leave the holes instead of woodfill over the top of them. It’s an intentional industrial look. Very simple project, so glad I came across this video.

[theurbanride]

Great looking build! The company I work for would have charged about $5-600 for that door. My only recommendation would be to sand your parts before assembly. It makes the corners look that much nicer, and it's easier instead of trying to shove sand paper or sanding sponges into those tight miter corners.

[jeroldlmurray]

Thanks for providing the list of materials and supplies used. Execellent video. Thank you.

[MrPorche]

Awesome, and very simplistic video! Since I had most of the materials my project was $59.. Wood was $43 other remaining materials needed $16.
Thanks for the lesson💯👌🏾

[drea]

Hello there,

I wanted to take an opportunity to share my experience. After watching your vid, I felt confident that my husband and i could master the easy steps you provided in your very precise vid - and we did just that. We made two doors for a total cost of $94.00. This cost included all of the wood, glue, and nails (we live in North GA). Additionally, we paid and extra $30 for the stain, staining rags, and poly, but that was, of course, to be expected. The doors were hung in our upstairs laundry room, which provided me so much more space inside the laundry room itself, and they look amazing! I would love to attach a photo but unable to figure out how to do that here on youtube. After making all the cuts, it literally took my husband and I and hour to make both doors, and that was with us stopping to take phone calls from family, etc. Sanding, staining and poly took another few hours. All in all, YOU ROCK!!!! Wondering if you wouldn't mind doing an easy breezy vid on how to build a craftsman door from scratch...lol.. Anyway, thanks again for sharing - saved us a ton of money!!!! You are very much appreciated on my end. :)

[charlesspear]

I am a carpenter and every time I do demo and bring it to the commercial dump I and end up filling the bed of my truck with gorgeous reclaimed wood that others tossed. That's how you do these projects for cheap. Your first instinct doesn't have to always be buy new lumber. Reclaimed gives it more character.

[jespi]

Thank you for this instructional video. My wife and I embarked on making this door with no experience whatsoever and it came out Amazing!! It has become a talking piece in our home, especially since we did it ourselves.

[OnGuffeyHill]

I searched and searched on how to make a front door for my house and then, alas, I found your video! Now I'm ready to build. Thank you so much!

[alonagerhauser]

That was the best tutorial I've seen on barns doors. I can't wait to get started. 🙌🏼