Tongue and groove boards are available in 1 6 and 1 8 so the number of boards and size will be based on how wide you want your finished door.
Diy tongue and groove barn door.
And yes you could build this door from straight boards without the tongue and groove as well.
Build an rustic door with tongue and groove wood.
First you will need to measure the size of your door opening and determine the width and height you want your door to be.
We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
Drill 3 8 hole thru the groove and tongue and glue in a 3 8 dowel or pin.
The center is the only spot that has glue all the way thru touching both sides of groove and tongue.
Secure the 1 1 4 brad nails into the back of the main frame by either face nailing them or going through the tongue.
I would purchase a few extra just in case you make a mistake.
This style of door is attractive and imparts a country feel to the surroundings reminiscent of farms and ranches.
This door above is made from 1 8 tongue and groove pine boards.
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.
We ended up using 6 total boards per door and cut the ends off so the final measurement came out to 35 wide enough to cover each side of our hallway door opening by a few inches.
How to build a sliding barn door.
After cutting the tongue and groove shiplap pieces to the length that you want your door in my case 86 inches take 6 of the 7 pieces and working one piece at a time insert the tongue part into the grooves.
The tongue and groove shiplap is the base of our door so we trimmed each of those planks to 7 tall.
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.
Our door opening is 4 wide so we built ours to be 4 wide and 7 tall.
For rustic applications recreation rooms barns shops or even boutiques build a tongue and groove door by bracing it diagonally.
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.
If you face nail be sure to fill in any brad holes with wood filler.
Lay all of your pine tongue and groove out.