With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
Tongue and groove for barn doors.
How to build a sliding barn door.
Start by building a door for a 36 inch opening with typical 4 by 96 inch tongue and groove wood.
Since i wanted my door to be 37 inches wide to cover the opening and my 6 pieces of 1x6 inch tongue and groove which really measures 75 x 5 5 inches only measures to 33 inches when assembled 5 5 x 6 33 my 7th tongue and groove board needs to be cut down the middle using a table saw to two 2 inch pieces.
Our door opening is 4 wide so we built ours to be 4 wide and 7 tall.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
The tongue and groove shiplap is the base of our door so we trimmed each of those planks to 7 tall.
My barn door will be using the 79 or 6 foot 7 inch kit from industrial by design that accommodates a maximum door opening size of 38 or smaller.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
Trim the excess tongue and groove boards off using a circular saw.
Do this for the top and bottom and sides as needed.
Build the door as a blank and then cut it down on a table saw to make it fit the opening.
First you will need to measure the size of your door opening and determine the width and height you want your door to be.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.