I want to put a mirror on the back of the door so i thought i would create a recess for the mirror by putting 1 4 plywood around it so the door is essentially flat with the mirror.
How to build 4 x 8 barn door with plywood.
Cut a sheet of 3 4 plywood to the size of your door opening plus the trim.
This both looks better and provides more of a sound barrier between rooms.
Since this will increase the overall thickness of the door so i thought i would use 1 2 plywood for the main door panel instead of 3 4.
Add 1 inch to your door to cover the opening.
Just make sure that you have sufficient amount of 4 by 4s that you would be able to hang this hardware on otherwise the door will bring the whole hardware to the ground because it ends up to be like 50lbs.
I found this one on amazon and it is heavy duty.
Since we had two doors to build we cut each piece of plywood to 31 3 16.
A sheet of 3 4 inch exterior grade plywood cut to size and fitted with t strap hinges bolted to the door is about all.
You want to cover the trim entirely when the barn door is closed.
We purchased the plywood for the back of the doors from home depot and had them cut the plywood for us.
Plywood makes a durable door for a shed storage building or utility locker.