For rustic applications recreation rooms barns shops or even boutiques build a tongue and groove door by bracing it diagonally.
Diy tongue and groove barn door.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
Diy barn doors step 1 selecting the material.
Hammer the tongue into the groove for a tight fit.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.
I purchased mine at lowe s for 5 58 each and used 8 boards for the door 3 for the frame and 2 for the british brace arrow look so 13 total per door.
I like using a good quality wood glue when attaching wood to other pieces of wood.
Grab a rubber mallet and scrap piece of wood.
Liberally apply glue all across the bottom face of the tongue and groove board.
The center is the only spot that has glue all the way thru touching both sides of groove and tongue.
Coarse drywall screws 1 countersink bit.
Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
The next step to building the barn door was installing the rough sawn tongue and groove boards to the back of the face frame.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
Again middle board is the only one that gets glue all the way thru.
Drill 3 8 hole thru the groove and tongue and glue in a 3 8 dowel or pin.
We cut each 8 wide piece to our desired length 84 and then ran the end pieces through the table saw to remove the exposed tongue and the groove slots on each side of the door.
Build an rustic door with tongue and groove wood.
You ll need a table or horses and a second person to help to assemble which is the most difficult.
I also like this board because it has a beadboard like pattern on one side.
This style of door is attractive and imparts a country feel to the surroundings reminiscent of farms and ranches.
Face nail this board to the back of the frame.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
This will be our anchor piece so we can install the rest of the tongue and groove 1 6 s.
10 pieces of tongue and groove pine 8 ft tall or however tall you want it it comes in 6 ft 8 ft and 12 ft at home depot.