We used this one which i was estatic to find because it was about 5 per board.
Tongue and groove for barn doors.
I also like this board because it has a beadboard like pattern on one side.
Lay the shiplap planks flat attach them together with the tongue grooves.
Another option would be ship lap style joints that would also provide the same benefit for shrinking.
Here is what we used to make our barn door.
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Materials for building a tongue and groove barn door.
Build an rustic door with tongue and groove wood.
With the right bracing a door made from tongue and groove wood is solid and will hold up over the years.
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.
This style of door is attractive and imparts a country feel to the surroundings reminiscent of farms and ranches.
The tongue and groove shiplap is the base of our door so we trimmed each of those planks to 7 tall.
Step 1 building the face frame for barn door.
I wanted tongue and groove because pine tends to shrink a lot and i didn t want to see through any cracks that open up over time as the pine shrinks.
Be sure all pieces are in place.
We also had to alter one of ours vertically to get it to our desired width of four feet.
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.