Using Plywood For Sliding Doors

The pieces of plywood fit in between the pocket door wall studs.

Using plywood for sliding doors.

Pine spruce mahogany douglas fir birch oak and maple are types of wood used for exterior plywood. Cut plywood to the size of the door frame. Zach our newest contributing creator built this awesome diy plywood sliding barn door using barn door hardware two sheets of plywood some pin nails glue. Exterior plywood used the traditional grading system but uses the letter x to indicate it was made with exterior glue.

Https youtu be 4q8uvmyp0jo i have seven of these to make f. Clamp the planks to the plywood. You can use a table saw or circular saw to cut the plywood to size. The plywood could be applied to the one side of the pocket after the drywall is installed because you could easily access the.

This both looks better and provides more of a sound barrier between rooms. Https ibuildit ca projects plywood door watch how i install this door. Measure windows and cut plywood after measuring your window cut the sheet of 5 8 cdx grade exterior plywood 7 wider and 7 taller than the window you want to cover thus providing 3 or 4 of protective overhang on all sides of your window. Spread wood glue along the face of each plank and press the glued face against the plywood so that one plank is flush with each side of the plywood and the top of the plywood while the other plank is flush with the bottom and sides.

You want to cover the trim entirely when the barn door is closed. Apply wood glue on all top surfaces of the pieces of both your inner and outer frames. Maybe make them thinner in general and use basic sliding door hardware. For large windows or sliding glass doors attach two pieces of plywood together with 2 4 s or something like a piano hinge.

Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down. Hi grace i m not really familiar with sliding door. Not really familiar with sliding doors that have 4 panels. Hardware for 2 sliding doors but in your case it ll be 4.

Place the plywood on top of the frame apply wood glue and secure it with screws once it s aligned. Some home centers will cut to your size specifications for free or for a small fee. Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door.