DIY Sliding Barn Door
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- A girlfriend of mine really wanted a double sliding barn door so that means I finally got a chance to put together a build video to go along with my written tutorial.
You can find the step by step tutorial on how I built my original door here: wilkerdos.blogs... Even though it's a different door, the steps are pretty much the same.
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Love the little smile at the camera at each small success. I am always amazed when my ideas work too. It's such a rewarding feeling.
Beautiful!! As we watched, I told my husband "Pshh, she has done this stuff probably her whole life, look how good she is!" He agreed. We were both shocked to read on your blog your date marker of 2013! You are an inspiration :)
: ) Thank you, that's very kind.
April those are some cool ass doors that you made there. Over the years you are getting better all the time girl. Hope your husband knows what a treasure he's got. Sure wish I had one just like you too.
I have a new girl crush. My husband and I are moving in to a 1920's Craftsman bungalow in need of cosmetic work...and your videos not only inspire me, but also encourage me to set aside any hesitation and put on my big girl panties in tackling renos myself! Girl power :)
The best diy video I've seen. Just the right amount of time of each process and with great commentary. Kudos to making the doors and the video.
Great Video! My daughter loves horses. Her room is full of horse art so a barn door just made sense for her closet. We have worked on the project together with the help of your video! Thank you!
There's something about a talented and skillful lady that is so intriguing. April you rock.
WOW... GREAT JOB!! I have been a DIY-er my whole life (now 67 yrs. old) and am amazed how so many other gals have gotten the bug to do these more difficult projects, Kudos to you!
Well done!! I have installed a few of these. i have a vintage set of barn door rollers in cast iron, waiting for a good location to use them.
: ) Thanks Jimmy. I'm sure you will come up with a good use for those wheels.
Was that one of your carpenters pencils being used as a sanding block?
It was. Good eye. ; )
Handygirls rock!
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Wow that was great I'm teaching my daughter how to work on cars. I tell her anything a guy can do she can do too. Nice job.👍🏻
Definitely. : ) Glad you're teaching her that.
Coming into this 5 years later but OMG YES! Your daughter is super lucky. I essentially grew up with a mom who played the helpless card too often and I have distinct memories of her says “oh why would I do it? I can get a man to!” I’m 34 and learned helplessness is HARD to overcome. But now that my husband and I have separated and I am in the house the endless half finished projects, I’m actually having to learn to do things myself. Can’t afford to hire anyone! Like, I used a drill properly for the first time today. 😬😬😬
I'm a novice woodworker and I'm always looking on TH-cam and it really is awesome how woodworkers are always finding new ways to do things. And it really excited to see 5 of my favorite TH-cam woodworkers communicating. Jay bates, izzyswan. Steve Ramsey. Jimmy diresta and April your all awesome you inspire me to be a better carpenter. Keep up the great videos guys
I watch a lot of your video's and I share them frequently. This is a favorite. I have not decided where to do the sliding doors yet. I am thinking on our big shed and/or on a cabinet to house our TV. Thanks a million for your video work.
I'm a big fan of these doors, great job April!
Awesome! They turned out great. Nice work.
Oh thanks Izzy. : )
Συγχαρητήρια, είσαι δύναμη !!!!!!
Another Great video April!
Paul
I had to smile when I saw the look you gave the camera at the end of struggling with a full sheet onto the saw horses. Great job. Looks wonderful.
Haha, yeah I left that part in there because I had somebody say they didn't believe I was working alone because there was no way I could move around the plywood I use. Lol....so that look was to say "there."
Interesting. I have been on plenty of job sites with women hefting plywood. Not fun but it can be done. And you proved it again. Good vid's.
it is so cool to see women doing home projects. I need to go and build some stuff for my chickens and rabbits. I am encouraging my nieces to take up basic carpentry in case they want to renovate or build their own little house some day. Love the doors!
Very nice, April. You turned a project that might seem scary to some folks into something that most folks could to tackle on their own. Good job.
: ) Well thank you.
Wow. Those look really nice. What a great look from simple materials!
a few months ago i attempted to help my wife build a simple book case. After she got frustrated with the project and me. It ended with her saying that woodworking is for guys. So i sat her down and had her watch your videos and after a few hrs she was ready to give it another go. It turned out great with little help from me. She loves your channel now, and has more "projects" for me and her. Keep up the good work and thanks for the new hobby my wife has to share with my love and passion of woodworking.
: ) I love that story! Thanks for taking the time to share it with me. Give her a big high five from me.
Excellent work and attention to detail! When visitors and family see those doors and ask who built them, I can only imagine your smile and pride in saying "I designed and built them myself"! Congratulations and Thanks for sharing!
That is one of the neatest projects ive seen on youtube ! I love it........where are all the girls that like to build stuff at ??????
+johnsont963 I'm female 65 and still doing all my wood working and home repairs....got tired a long time ago of being ripped off:( Only one of my boys is handy.
+johnsont963 I'm a house rehabber, build my own furniture, and a designer. Love it! Glad to see another gal building!
+johnsont963 I'm a female Welder,I do a lot metal work,business buildings and make my own Metal/Wood furniture. It's fun!
Holy moly! I hope mine turn out that nice!
Thanks Jay, I have no doubt they will.
They look really great, wish my house could accommodate barn doors. Thanks for posting another orsome video. :)
Now the cows have a room too... Love the doors... and the way you did it with minimal material is awesome... Now all I need is a place to put doors on... Thanx for the share...
I enjoyed your video. The doors came out very well. Glad to see that I am not the only one who struggles with sheets of plywood.
Beautiful doors!
Ana White my too favorites girls, my inspiration in life !!!
I think I'm in love. Gorgeous woman with mad shop skills and great tools. How do you top that?
The smiles at 4.08 and 5.38 say it all. Brilliant job April thankyou for sharing
I follow a number of wood working you tubers. Mostly American ( of which you are the prettiest.) I am in awe of firstly the size of your houses, barn doors like this would dwarf my house. Secondly the size of your work shops is amazing, so jealous. Great video though..... might make just the one door and have it sliding open rather than hinged. UK subscriber. X
April - great video. I am going to do a single sliding barn door but I'm going to use a reclaimed door. One thing I didn't see - do you have some kind of brace or track to at the bootom of the door keep it from swinging out away from the wall?
Nope I don't. I thought I would include one when I was first building mine, however after I got it on the wall I didn't think it was necessary. If you have kids, it probably will be. :)
+April Wilkerson Thanks for the quick response. Yes I will probably do a track or something on the bottom. I don't have little kids but I have a dog that would probably run through it. I love that you built your own track and rollers. Some of the ones I see online are ridiculously expensive. Where did you find the rollers? I haven't really looked but are they available at like Lowes or Home Depot?
April , I really enjoy your video series , as an old woodworker I must say your channel is among the very best . Also I must commend you on your use of safety gear , it's something that a lot of crafts people forget or ignore , but we only have two sets of eyes , ears and hands so we gotta look after them if we want to keep on doing what we enjoy .
April...THANK YOU for the video. My husband is going to make one this weekend for me and we both really appreciate your step by step approach. It will help him tremendously.
Vicki :)
I'm impressed that you made all the hardware from easily accessible items. Very cool project. I have a doorway in my house that is now begging for sliding doors.
Well thanks. : ) I say do it. These look cool in photos and whatnot but they look even cooler in person. If you build some, you won't regret it.
No critiquing from me on this one, Nice job, well planned and executed. It really looks fabulous. Thanks April.
Haha yeah no pocket holes on this one Allen. ; ) Glad you liked it.
Woodworking is my early retirement dream job and I really enjoy watching your videos. Even though sometimes your way of doing things feels like a bit of flimsy, it's still great that you have your own solutions and answers for any issue you deal with.
Nice job April. Everybody loves these and now they can make them.
Very Cool! I have a roll-up door to my workshop and I hate it. I had a single sliding door on my first workshop years ago and I miss it. But your idea of a double sliding door is really the way to go. Great instructional video.
Well done..! You're a real handygirl. I'm impressed as I don't see a lot of women making wood and metal work.
Your videos are always fun to watch. I like that you're starting to show some humor in them. Great project and thanks for sharing.
I. LOVE. THIS! Wish I could just keep liking it all day long...
I've been a fan of sliding barn doors for years. As a real estate broker, I've seen quite a few installs. You barn doors look excellent, you did a nice, clean, tasteful install, and they look perfect in that home. For some reason, it's something that you tend to see in the higher priced homes. Thanks for showing folks that it's something that's within reach of just about everybody.
You really hit a home run with this one, April. Thank you!
: ) Well good, I'm glad you like it Mark.
I really enjoy your voice overs for your video explanations. My 'duh' moment was when you used a clamp to park the handle while mounting it - I seriously would have never thought of that! So Thanks!
Amazeing work April, you are a complete woman, a great example to womankind, yes they can be all woman, all practical and skilled to boot. Blessings to you
dust collection should be your next purchase. With an enclosed shop like that the dust particles are going to wreak havoc on your health. I enjoy your work. Very professional.
Nice concise editing , not a wasted moment. Great project!
saw your Q&A and stopped by see what your channel was about. I love the cheeky "Yey!" face at the end of each major milestone - such a great feeling that anyone can relate to... though most of the time no one is around to see!
Can't wait to see more of your videos - thank you for sharing :)
: ) Well I'm glad you stopped by. Yeah that feeling of something coming together is hard to beat.
Fantastic! Been watching a lot of episodes of 'Fixer Upper' here in the UK, and these caught my eye on one makeover. To have a fraction of your skills........but I'm 55 and glad I've been a bit of a basic DIY give-it-a-go-er over the years (out of necessity!), hence I'm sitting watching a very talented young lady make sliding barn doors rather than how to apply make up for mature ladies ha, ha!
I love the confidence you have in front of the camera! Your project came out looking like a million bucks!
: ) Oh, well thank you Kris
Fantastic idea. Wish I could have seen this about three months ago. Would've had the perfect spot for a single sliding door in our house. Alas, the remodeling is already complete..
April,
You are getting to be quite the craftsman! I don't know how many other metal guy's watch your vids, but as a contractor, I have been working with both metal and wood for over 40 years. Done both rough and finish work in both genres.
I really am impressed, and even though I would have done things a bit different, you did an awesome job!! I especially liked when you accomplish a segment, and were happy, you would look at the camera and smile!! Hey guess what? We did too!!! Next time you need any custom washers or spacers, or special metal doo da's, get in touch. Be my pleasure to help if I can!
Great job!!
Razor!
: ) Thank you Razor. I would actually be really interested in hearing how you would have done things differently. Maybe you can shoot me an email so we can chit chat about things? I'm very new to working with metal and know there is so much I don't know.
April Wilkerson I would be absolutely delighted!
It's funny, as of right this minute I am cutting the legs to my bandsaw, with my bandsaw!!
You can contact me at razorray57@gmail.com.
Razor!
Zdravím Tě z Prahy - Česká republika. Jsi moc šikovná kočka :-). Díky za krásná videa a velikou motivaci. Přeji Ti hodně zdaru a plno prima videí.
April, разве можно девушке носить такие тяжести?!
Молодец! Хорошая работа! Браво!
она еще и дрова умеет колоть
" Коня на скаку остановит, В горящую избу войдет..."
в техасе они такие - могут
***** Ну такая бы, наверное, любого мужика подравняла бы.
Обалдеть!Никогда такого не видел.Молодец!!!
Great job! Nice set of barn doors. Your craftsmanship blows most guys I know out of the water. Once again wonderful work.
Nice, I saw a cool sliding door in a Ladys house I was wiring and kind of wanted one in my own kitchen, but thought it would cost too much for the track and hardware.
Now I know how to build one easy. Thanks.
Stumbled upon one of your other videos and couldn't help but watch more to see what other kinds of projects you pursue .. You are an extremely ambitious women with great passion and can tell you love to learn.. Thanks for sharing your passion and inspirations ..
I'm doing the same for my thru-lounge, but with pre-made interior soft wood glazed doors. I'd like to use a kit, but I also like the idea of making my own runner with wheels like those - as they look very novel. Always good to see a babe doing this work for a change aswel :-)
This is top notch April! I'm definitely saving this for when I build sliding doors for our living room.
Gorgeous! I built a set of these for my shop a couple of years ago but they were not near as nice as yours. I got a couple of bifold doors from Habitat for Humanity and joined them together with pocket hole screws. Added strips of OSB salvaged from a job site. Sanded, routed, added handles and hung from a closet door slider covered by a valence. Total cost: about $100. Wish I had seen yours first.
Well it sounds like you did a great job at making the doors you found work! And for only $100, you still got out saving a lot.
Those doors turned out great! Using the off the shelf pulleys was a killer idea. Thanks April.
April! Its great you are doing all this! And I am sure you are empowering so many folks that otherwise wouldnt think they could do that. So great!! Keep it all up!!
What a great project... Adds so much to the look of your dining room... Well done...
very clear concise instructions. Not confusing and easy to understand. Nice Job! I'm looking to make a more custom door for my decor but this gives me the bones of how to make and hang. Now I need some of your tools! :)
I am planning to add one of these to my master bathroom, now I've seen how you did it I think I will make my own just like you - very good work April.
April , here in Brazil , we call the people who put do things , how to work. You stick to all the work ...
Simply desire soon install on my double room, a sliding door , over here in Brazil have this device already ready slides by simply making the measures and secure the door in my case , just a sliding door and ready .
Success and continue to publish in this channel your videos , I love.
Good weekend
André from Brazil
The best diy video yet.I'm going to build the doors for my wife.your the best...thanks
Great job on materials used to create these doors and the Benchmade knife used for putting holes in the cardboard.
Nice job. A few hints. Top rail cut in center so you can have ends up 1/4 - 1/2" so doors close by them selves ( gravity)
Any good farm store has hardware for the bottom of the door to keep it from swinging out look at that for a solution
But again a very nice set of doors
MAD SKILLS......and Genius. I wish I had your energy!! Thanks a Bunch Dan
Your husband is a lucky man, not only does he get a womans touch in decorating (those are seriously beautiful), you make it yourself saving you both a lot of money!
Excellent video. Very helpful as I'm planning my project. You're obviously a skilled technician.
Hey April, just saw your video on the loft doors, thanks for the inspiration to try this myself. We just purchased a condo with an office loft that we are making a 2nd bedroom. We plan on making our on doors so our son (4 years old and adventurous) doesn't try to jumd down into the living room. Maybe we'll post a few pictures once it's completed. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Thank you April I really enjoyed watching you construct those Barn door's . I admire your skills& patience while you teach & work !!!🤩👏😝😻
April, great looking barn doors. lol, about the Oops...we have a few of these in our products too. Thank you for making all your projects amazing and those of out here feel awesome too.
Love the idea of barn doors, if cant live in countryside bring the countryside to city, plus I feel extremely jealous about your equally awesome workshop station! Subscribed!
Fantastic--never thought of fabricating the rail/pulleys setup. Very cool.
Really great project April. My favorite to date. I want to commend you for clamping the metal strips down before drilling on your drill press. Very safe practice. I am in no way a member of the safety police but in my forty plus years in machine shop work I've seen countless injuries from people thinking they could always hold metal strips by hand. Anyway wonderful build.
Thanks Donnie. Oh yeah, I've actually had a piece of wood spin around and knock me in my knuckles before. That taught me real quick to clamp things down. ; )
Fantastic. I have been hanging on to some old barn door hardware for years. Its time to get going.
There you go!
Pocket doors without pockets and semi rustic. Nicely done especially the hardware.
Exactly! No tearing into sheetrock and it's something that is decorative and cool to look at. : ) Thanks.
Really nice work. It's so awesome to see a lady woodworker.
I am officially jealous. These are awesome !!!! GREAT JOB !!! I wish I had as many tools as you.
thanks for the Vid...I so want to do this to my shed....appreciate all your hard work, I know your Parents are proud of you....:) thanks again from Indianapolis...
great job! they look awesome. will send this to mom and sister that needs barn door(s) in her house
I can't believe how great those doors (and track) look. I need to learn to keep it simple :)
love the precision in all the videos.
Now that my wife has seen it. I have another project to add the list. You do amazing work. Thanks for the Videos.
That falls under the freakin awesome job category!!
hehehe. : )
Awesome job, I am looking to install a barn door soon, after surfing the web for the perfect door, I have decided to make the door myself, but will buy the hardware, you have inspired me, I really wanted to use local beetle kill wood, and hope save money...thanks for the inspiration
I build everything myself....I`m always looking for creative ideas...these are fantastic.
I hope to see you on TV with your own show one day. Awesome project. Thank You
Wow you kick major butt . I'm putting these type of door's for my vw bug's garage. I've always loved the style and look. great job
Love that $100 dollar smile when you see that everything works!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just found this. You made a really great job of those doors. Well done.
April very well done I watch all your videos and love them all. Keep up the great work.
That is awesome April! I've been tossing around how to fabricate the hardware and you've got the perfect solution! Big thumbs up!
Looks sharp! Its funny and upsetting to read comments on sights like these, here we have someone who works very hard at producing a video for us to watch and learn from... for free! The only comments(or thumbs) that should be written(expressed) are
ones of gratitude. So, Thank you for all of your hard work you share with us. :)
: ) Well I'm glad you feel that way, but it's just the way of things.....can't please everybody so I don't try. Thanks for your support! Cheers.
U r living the fab life... great work April... 👍
Double good job April very snazzy set of barn doors you made there. Love the painted hand, now that was a nice touch!
; ) haha, thanks John. Yeah I might buy a box of gloves one day so I can save my hands from getting painted.
That's awesome April!! I cannot wait to have a space to do this to...Looks like I will have to troll my friends houses to get a few of these under my belt...lol...Awesome Job!!
Great job!! Fits right in with that stucco wall and adds so much charm & wariness!
I think I will make these to enclose my shop area in the basement. Excellent job April :)
Great Job April! I really like how this double door version came out. I like how you've now covered how both a single and double version are built. I was nice to finally see the process on video. I look forward to your project!
Thanks for the inspiration. I made a set of doors using a garage door pulleys. I will post them once I figure out how .