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We get a lot of questions on our blog about the doors to our barn. We actually made them from recycled 3/4 inch barn flooring from the Cardington Barn we tore down last summer. When the huge doors needed for our new barn were going to cost over $1500 for just one pair - we decided to make our own from some of the old flooring we had taken out of the old barn.

A hint when working with old barn wood when your going to re-purpose - dont spend a lot of time with sanders or planers. They are hard to use - and easy to ruin with nail fragments. Instead - we use a fan nozzle on our pressure washer - and simply clean away years of grime. It leaves behind the beauty of the old wood and once it dries out in a day or two - you can stain or paint or just leave it natural. We ended up making 4 doors for our barn at a cost of about $20 in screws.

One other hint - pre-drill everything when working with old, hard oak. Your drills and screw bits will thank you :)

They have been up now since early this year and should last for years!

Jim and Mary

See the step by step on how to clean and paint wood Adirondack chairs on my blog Elegant Nest @ http://elegantnest.blogspot.com/2012/06/outd...