DIY Sliding Barn Door

Today I designed, built and installed a custom barn door in my dining room.
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Free step by step written guide here: diywithrick.com...
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[@KetoFromScratchdiet]

Do you need some help with the glue ????hahaha...amazing Door!!!

[@DIYwithRick]

YES I DO!!!

[@bjaminf113]

​@DIYwithRick how did this door hold up? Looking to start my build soon and like the use of pocket screws.

[@craigkeller]

“I’m incapable of making a straight cut...” . Such honesty is refreshing!

[@zacpeterson9201]

I live this life too. Smh. Lol.

[@JackRiverD]

“I don’t even exercise”. Fantastic. Quote from an amazing human in a wonderful film!

[@dougguida]

I am an eighteen year old in college far from ever buying a house or owning any of these tools. Why am I watching this? Who knows, but man this was so pleasant to watch and I loved the little part with the "project manager" hahaha. I'm subscribed, can't wait to watch your other videos!

[@DIYwithRick]

Thanks Douglas! Really appreciate the kind words man!

[@skymaiden6512]

Same, here I am binge watching woodworking channels on youtube

[@gregbisesi9966]

Made 2 barn doors using your construction technique. It worked great. Love the pocket screw construction. That and some glue makes a tight indestructible joint. Hardest part is finding enough straight and halfway true lumber. Thanks for the video.

[@ForrestMonroe]

You made it look so “simple”. I loved it!. Beautiful door. I am very impressed with your design and craftmanship..

[@WabiSabE]

Well done, I think the location of the door is ideal. Personably im not the biggest fan of the back (kitchen side) how ever I imagine the door will be open 99% of the time and is pretty much just an aesthetic item.

[@DIYwithRick]

Yeah Wabi I agree! Not a huge fan of the back either but it will always be open unless we're in the dining room. One of the downfalls of using T&G boards i'm afraid!

[@brandonhaines4199]

Door looks great! I’m happy that I watched your video. I was considering T&G but after seeing the other side I’m not sure I want to use that. The side with the hardware looks beautiful though!! Love the idea of using a header. I’d rather have that even if my boards were 16” oc

[@BruceAUlrich]

Turned out great! I built a sliding door a few years back, and I added a round, pocket door pull to the back side. It is a nice solution for something to grab onto to open it from the other side, without worrying about it hitting the door facing.

[@DIYwithRick]

thanks bruce! that's a GREAT idea, never even thought about that...I'll have to look into those

[@chevvyloverr]

Beautiful door. I am very impressed with your design and craftmanship.

[@marlinmelendez-laboymrs.pr9573]

You made it look so “simple”. I loved it!

[@woodscrew5612]

You got massive views on your door! Not sure why anyone gave you a thumbs down it is a true diy and came out awesome. Still way more likes!

[@DIYwithRick]

appreciate that man! it really took off on friday!

[@alrobinette3475]

Just wanted to say thinks for making this video. I was able to build a custom door for our laundry room that my wife and friends loved. I am now building a larger one that's 10' wife by 7' tall with this game design. The first was awesome!

[@sonnygarretson]

Finally, a installation video that makes sense. Great clip!

[@kennshae5454]

turned out amazing !! I have been looking into a set for the house I bought !! The living room and dining room are connected and basically open, currently with really ugly and out of date wood work that has began to chip. But there was no way I way paying 700+ for a pair of doors ! I am going to do them myself now, thanks for the great idea !

[@BYOTools]

Great work on this project bud and the instruction tutorial is nicely done. Keep up the great work.

[@jonas26a]

Your videos are very well done, the laid back music, the editing, fun to watch, and very informative. Thanks

[@kevinbruyn2948]

I'm glad I am not the only one who has a project manager ! Door looks great !

[@DIYwithRick]

LOL! Thanks Kevin!

[@miogy02]

"Because I'm not capable of making straight lines by myself". LOL always love your humor.

[@atk8959]

I’m a fan of the home depot rough pine too. It looks like old barn wood and it’s super cheap. Your project looks great.

[@575drv]

Just showed your door to the wife. She suggested i router out an oval recess to serve as a handle on ours. Thanks for the great video.

[@JimN_AustinTx]

Great build. Gives me ideas for two 8’ tall 50” wide doors for a 8’ opening.

[@timdales8300]

Thanks Rick! This was helpful! Got mine built and up, just need to poly it. All the best!

[@robertclymer6948]

Awesome build and design! A bard door, 36w X 84h is $526 at Home Depot. Thanks to you two, I will build my own now. Thank you for this great video! Cheers from Michigan!

[@Sertao2013]

Lowes now have a door 36x 84 door kit that's 179.00 Its a hollow door that's super light weight and its molded to look like a barn door and its painted white . It has every thing you need in the kit .

[@2599robm]

Made my own today following this video to the letter, wish I could post the results . Turned out great

[@DIYwithRick]

awesome rob enjoy man!

[@mram7715]

Great idea with the header! Aside if the support, it really made the project pop in a great way

[@phoenix11861]

I was mostly done before I looked at your Video. Door was already made from Pallet wood I did it myself, as well as hung rail on my own WHAT A CHORE!!! However on the hanging of door I wasn't sure of specs for rollers and floor guide. You answered those questions for me Thank you...

[@DIYwithRick]

Awesome Gregg glad to hear!

[@phoenix11861]

I must admit, I watched the install part of your Video a few times to make sure I did it right... Thank you for your informative and easy to understand Video.

[@tomspallone1868]

MY project manager comes in and I just put my tools down and say, "WHAT?" "You want this done? Get the hell outta here!" lol

[@DIYwithRick]

hahah

[@flaviopagliero301]

Great video! Entertaining as well as informative or educational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 🙏🏼🤙🏼😎

[@andrewbrown8148]

Great project & video~! I'm looking to do the same thing for our bathroom. This video is the shove I needed. Thanks for sharing~!

[@zachcammer1059]

Just saw this on r/diy today. You did a fantastic job on the door, and a great job creating a video that was enjoyable to watch. Keep up the excellent work!

[@DIYwithRick]

Thanks Zach! Really appreciate the kind words man!

[@jeliarra]

Bested by a lid =p Love these doors, so much better than swing doors for various reasons in my experience. One can't lets say put a plant behind a swing door and see the plant of the door is open. One could put a dresser or some other furniture in front of a swing door, etc. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@mkscustomcreations1061]

How bad has it warped over the years?

[@OneCheapEric]

Very slick Rick. Project manager was all business. You're all business. Gave that door the business. None of my business. Great build dudeman.

[@DIYwithRick]

hahah love your comments

[@solitairemorales4392]

why does this video make me so happy

[@degacci]

All us married guys have “project managers” that were stuck with for life 🤣 they all love taking credit for the finish product too

[@mrsbarriosnails3610]

Hey we’re the inspiration 🤣🙏✌🏼

[@erminiauviedo2]

OMG!!! I Love your Project Manager!! I Feel You, Project Manager!! lol

[@ccjhshop5909]

Awesome DIY barn door! It looks fantastic!

[@barrykery1175]

Nice video. The making of the door looks easy. Once hung, it really looked great ! Barry

[@marvinaviles2593]

This is awesome and very straight forward. Thank you

[@derekburns1212]

Great tutorial! I have been looking at a basement doorway that this sliding door would be perfect!

[@neomatrix2722]

Thank you for sharing I love the door design and the color

[@steffanlivingston9844]

Thanks for the help. I love the way mine turned out

[@123024119]

Really nice work rick, the door looks fab!

[@DIYwithRick]

thanks paolo!

[@wood-keeps8356]

Been building these doors with T and G for awhile, much easier man if you layout and put together T and G boards first and then attach outer border next. Also mill down your pine boards with planer, they will be even, less sanding.

[@chrismorton2016]

Where do you find T and G end pieces? Or do you make them yourself?

[@mycats7321]

I have the same problem with straight cuts! I wish I'd had clamps to clamp my straight edge down when I was in woodworking class back in the 90s. It would have made it so much easier bc I always ended up moving it when trying to draw a straight line. LOL. We didn't have a speed square in the class for some reason. Nice tutorial. The hardware seems nice. The stain color is beautiful!

[@KangRoundHere]

I'd love to see some sort of pocket handle for sliding it open from the backside. Beautiful door.

[@timpj5]

Rick, awesome video... even better hat!

[@blackwolfsurvival7434]

your door turned out great! simple, yet classic look! I'll be building one similar to yours soon. I do not like the Black door guide in the floor though. it sticks out like a sore thumb to me. I don't think i would add that feature on mine being I will have a 44" door it may do fine without the guide.

[@donaldsteward9768]

Thanks for the video, it is banging! Love the sounds!✌🏽👊🏽🤘🏽👏🏽

[@jdejesus1231]

just completed my door using your plan. it came out awesome. measurements are a little off the door ends up being 38 inches wide. and the central boards are about 31 inches i believe.

[@DIYwithRick]

Awesome! I'd love to see your door if you want to tag or DM me on instagram/twitter/facebook!

[@KAairsoft1]

every video keeps getting better!

[@DIYwithRick]

Thanks KA!

[@superdude1820]

Happy Wife, Happy Life. Mad props on the project!

[@DIYwithRick]

TRUTH! thank you!

[@yourube35]

Looks great, and I really like the detail that you go into for those with no carpentry experience, but maybe an architrave for a little more soundproofing/air flow seal between rooms?

[@DIYwithRick]

thanks! the room isn't closed off (opens into living room) so airflow really shouldn't be a problem. soundproofing isn't really necessary either as we're in one room or the other, but not a bad idea!

[@BestAccessDoors]

Awesome DIY video, Rick! Can't wait for your next video!

[@jeffselano2300]

Fantastic. Love how the "project manager" used her middle finger!!!!!

[@zafarkhamdamov3662]

I love the "Project Manager" part, that made me laugh!!!

[@w3vjp568]

Nice job. You should route a small pocket on the kitchen side, opposite the handle, to help with opening.

[@DIYwithRick]

Great idea, I need to learn the ways of the router!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Just use a forstner bit. That worked for me.

[@rickm7209]

Really nice. But.. Caution putting screws into carpet. I tore a long thread out of my carpet when the screw caught and left a permanent line across the living room. Wife loved it! 2nd, keep hand back at least the length of the nail you are using in the nail gun. I shot a 2 1/2" nail right through my finger when it hit another nail inside the board and went sideways. Oddly, it didn't hurt as much as you would think.

[@DANWRIGHTITIS]

Great. Makes kids actually WANT to close a door. Double points score!! Think I'm going to try ti improvise a similar mechanism

[@13A13ENPARROWDISEZ]

Funny & informative video. Gonna try and do this in my home. I hope it’s as easy as you made it seem lol. That glue tho 😂

[@skipdavis8964]

Hilarious yet very informative and helpful video. I’m taking on basically the same project for the first time tomorrow. Looks like easy money...until it’s me doing it haha.

[@lasv17812]

Fascinante tu trabajo, y divertida la forma como intentas sacar el pegamento... Me ha pasado con la silicona en mi caso... xD Saludos desde Perú...

[@UselessDuckCompany]

Door looks great, i'm looking to make the same thing for my den

[@DIYwithRick]

DO IT!!!

[@grissopia]

Such a great project. This is something I've been thinking about making for awhile. 👍🏻

[@DIYwithRick]

Thanks griss!

[@jarka1361]

Great job ! That door looks AMAZING!

[@loanauditscal]

Wow, that came out fantastic!!

[@YM-vu7zd]

I really enjoyed watching this kind video, so much fun and learn so much stuff, Thank you so much!

[@johnnyfox8142]

Looks great.. Did you say your miter saw wouldn't cut that angle?

[@kristeremtweden1481]

you COULD have done a groove for the fins ( the plastic things on the floor ) with yur table saw .... if yu'd planned ahead that would have been very easy to do....

[@mbarrera25able]

Thank you for this video. You made this look so easy! It turned out great!!!

[@nahsam]

ive installed many of these and one thing i would say to be careful with is leveling the header. If your floor is not level then it might rub the ground when it rolls. easy fix is to raise the door a little

[@DIYwithRick]

great advice!

[@earlmiller7539]

😂 the door slides right over your light switch!! 😂😂

[@rickduncan362]

I am building out my office and cave in the basement and came upon this video. Simple, looks easy to build. Maybe I can get my wife to be snarky as well as she helps me hang the door. Just kidding. The door looks great and I subscribed as well.

[@PDiddyMacilicious]

Replace your light switch with a clap on light, problem solved! Also, all your videos are awesome!

[@DIYwithRick]

haha clap light! someone suggested a phillips hue may give that a try. thanks man appreciate that!

[@woodscrew5612]

I've wanted to do a sliding door for awhile! looks awesome

[@DIYwithRick]

Thanks man!

[@warheadz]

looks fantastic, awesome job there bud!

[@DIYwithRick]

thanks man!

[@Fodie13]

Highly recommend the addition of soft close attachments. Especially if you have kids and the door gets operated alot.

[@christianmccollum1028]

Thanks for the video. About to attempt a single 10' wide door on the back of the garage.

[@maia79]

how did it go?

[@alexmendez7403]

Great build and instructional video. "Project Manager"... Hilarious. For the channel guide you could consider cutting a piece of trim with the groove, then attach to the bottom edge. Adjust your measurements of the door and trim. For the groove on the trim cut it out with the table saw with multiple passes or use a dado stack blade. Still your door looks great and good job with troubleshooting the door guide.

[@edwinvasquezp]

Ohh man this door is amazing, how much was the total cost of the door? Please share...

[@Michael-li3id]

Does the door scrape against or bang up the baseboards? Did you put a guide on the inside to prevent that from happening? Project came out fantastic, btw. I'm going to try n copy this basically step for step

[@jeremyglover537]

Absolutely love that door ...im going to start mine soon.....you did a wonderful job!!

[@paulshaw9355]

Things moved fast, did you only glue and staple? I am not sure that holds enough, I glue and screw. My son says I dont need to screw , just glue and staple...what is best? Thank you Paul

[@snakemonkey555]

Door came out SWEEEEET! So correct me if I'm wrong...the header is bolted to the studs and the track is bolted to the header? The lag screws for the track ( black screws) ARE NOT bolted to the studs at all? The reason I ask is bcuz my studs aren't 16" OC. Thanks.

[@justinhaydock325]

Great looking door, can you tell me what program you were using on the computer in the beginning of this video?

[@zander-john3709]

Nice job, got some good ideas for mine when I get around to it.

[@steveblackwell5494]

Still a great video I built a barn door was wondering how to hang the damn thing good heads up good tip appreciate it

[@mikeshepherd4180]

Slick! Nice job. thanks for the vid

[@tcjensenjr]

Great video! Trying to get the lid off of the glue was hilarious!

[@dewil6661]

"Project manager" Dying from laughing :D

[@DIYwithRick]

I couldn't believe she said she designed it!

[@dustingriffin3963]

DIYwithRick that's what wives are for, taking all the credit lol

[@DIYwithRick]

LOL for real.

[@dereklonewolf9011]

Awesome job fella, every guy needs a compass to keep us guided even if they Don't help with the project 🇨🇦 🐻

[@LastBastian]

After you stained it, did you coat it with varnish or polyurethane or anything? Or just left the stain alone?

[@aprilcorry7785]

Bastian I was wondering the same thing. I personally would use polyurethane. Protect the wood and stain and easy to wipe clean.

[@kbob8424]

Pretty cool, nice job. So I take it these doors do not provide air tight seals? I guess it leaves a minor gap around it?

[@AGlimpseInside]

Man that turned out great! Just discovered your channel definitely worth a sub for sure! I love rustic projects as well. Turns out I have quite a few on my channel as well! Again great work on the door really well-made sir!

[@sandreoni1]

I'm about to conquer the same project, thanks for the video. It was great. I saw in another comment about the light switch, I have the same issue....guess I'll just have to put it on the other side..

[@RetroToons]

Because pocket holes screw in an angle you will get movement when you fasten. Use a speed clamp to align the 2 pieces before putting in your screws. Then you won't get that height difference.

[@DIYwithRick]

This is fantastic advice, thank you!

[@jakemir]

I have the same project manager at 5:16 ! Love it

[@leroyhall953]

Great Job!! What is the measurement for the door

[@texasmagnoliahome5103]

What an awesome looking door! I love how you used tongue and grove boards! 😍

[@Hiker63]

I really like this build though I think it would look great to have the same appearance on both sides.

[@robertjohn527]

It looks like those black lag screws provided with the track for the barn door are long enough to go through the spacers and into the studs. However, since you mounted that header/ledger board, wouldn’t you be going through that board And into the sheet rock with nothing behind it? What I’m trying to say is that wouldn’t sure black leg screws be better for this application?