Door Construction

Use the free woodworking plans at the link to build your own modern sliding barn doors. So many different takes on these, I especially like these ones. Should be able to complete over a weekend.

You can click on the link and check out the free building instructions for a board and batten door. Not as difficult as you might think.

Some would call these sliding farmhouse style doors, but they are actually double sliding doors, perfect for a space without the room for a full swinging door. Follow along at the link to see how to build your own sliding doors.

Build a sliding barn door with frosted glass panels for any room of your house. All you need are a few tools and the free building instructions available at the link.

If you always wanted a sliding rustic barn door but have a slanted ceiling, now you can build your own. Follow along at the link to get started with this project.

Adding glass panels to the doors on the wide screen tv cabinet creates a more contemporary look to this stylish piece of furniture. Go to this link and open up Issue 61 TV Unit.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a Victorian style screen door. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a collection of a few of the doors I have used in some of my interior models, ranging from cabinet doors, to panel doors, to double doors.

12 x 12 ft with hinge details. PDF number 6383.

Did you know you can turn a plain wooden door into a barn door? Well you can with this quick tutorial.

Build a sliding barn door with style using these free step-by-step instructions.

Although frame-and-panel doors appear complicated, they are not really hard to build if you take your time and measure carefully. Frame-and-panel doors consist of the rails (the top and bottom pieces), the stiles (the side pieces), and the panel.

Build your own Shaker cabinet doors using this free tutorial.

Dress up plain bifold doors using this free tutorial to create craftsman style closet doors.

It is not often that you can complete a project in a weekend that will save you money and dramatically improve the looks of your house. But that is what will happen when you replace a worn, drafty front door with a stylish, energy-efficient new one.

Here is a great tutorial if you plan to build your own barn doors.

Build your own screen door using this free tutorial.

Made with a panel that floats inside a frame, this door can cope with seasonal wood movement.

Build a set of sliding chalkboard doors using these free instructions. Great for a pantry, closet or just about anywhere.

Build Shaker style cabinet doors with beadboard panels with these instructions.

Three ways to build a door, including batten, layered and joined door designs, diagrams and instructions. ...

Build your own flat panel cabinet doors using this free tutorial. You can use 1/4 inch plywood or beadboard for the panel.

At the link you can download the free plans to build your own tongue and groove cabinet doors.

What this homeowner would like to do next is replace the plain hollow core doors in her hallway with something more attractive and substantial. This seemed just a little too challenging for Karen to handle on her own so she requested a HouseCall and Ron was more than happy to oblige.

Learn the proper procedure for shortening interior doors after installing new flooring.

Simple construction techniques are used to make a custom wooden screen door.

Free DIY instructions to build your own screen door.

Upgrade your hollow core bi-fold doors using moldings and trims after you follow this step-by-step tutorial.

Did you know you can take a regular door and make it look like a barn door? Well you can. At the link they will show you how to recreate this look. Awesome.

This look was created using a basic flat panel door and adding 1/4 inch thick wood to look like planks. Here is how...