How do you make a sliding barn door out of a baby gate?

The first step is to measure your stairwell and gather your materials.

Table of Contents

MEASURE & GATHER.
BUILD YOUR BACKBONE.
CUT YOUR FRAME.
ATTACH YOUR FRAME TO YOUR BOARDS.
CUT DOWN AND ADD YOUR CROSS IN THE CENTER.
ADD SOME TRIM TO THE TOP.
FILL THE HOLES, SAND, & PAINT.
ADD YOUR GATE HARDWARE.

How to build and hang a DIY barn door?

Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood.

Use your saw to cut the wood to size.

Once you have cut the boards to size,measure the appearance board you just cut width-wise so you can cut your top and bottom trim boards.

Measure and mark where the holes will go for your hardware installation.

Predill the holes.

How to make a barn door gate?

table saw (for ripping cap to 2 1/4” — you could use a 1×3 if you don’t have a table saw)

miter saw (for cutting the lumber to length and the angles)

drill

brad nailer (optional,for attaching cap)

sander (we used the Dremel Multi-Max MM20 to reach the corners)

utility knife (for shaving edges of pine boards)

framing square

tape measure

pencil

sander block

How to replace an existing door with a barn door?

Barn Door Installation Without Removing Door Trim – Just A Quick Spackle. We removed the standard sized existing basement door as well as the door hinges. The nice thing about the JELD-WEN barn door kit is you can install the door right over your existing door trim. You do NOT need to remove the trim!

Do it yourself barn door plans?

Assemble the Boards. For our 30-inch-wide opening,seven 16s spanned the casing perfectly; you may need to rip the pine boards to width.

Add Filler Strips. Use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.

Cut the Chevrons.

Cut the Corners.

Install the Pattern.

Drill Pocket Holes.

Build the Frame.

Attach the Face Frame.