This is going to work as a brace for the door.
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The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door.
Use an impact driverto screw the screws through the 1 6 in each of the four boards which make up the door.
You can countersink the nuts in the back if you want them flush.
Choose the guide that works best for your door.
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Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it.
Squeeze the boards together as you re screwing them together to avoid gaps in your door.
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If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.
I put a coat of primer zinsser fast prime 2 down first after applying two coats of paint sherwin williams peppercorn and letting it dry i flipped the door over and attached 4 brackets to the back of the door to reinforce it.
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You ll need one 1 6 to stretch across the top of the boards horizontally.