Sliding Barn Door Construction

Lay door grid assembly on a flat surface with built in flashing and vertical member trim strip up not towards ground.

Sliding barn door construction.

Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door. To hang it you can follow the instructions found in the barn door hardware kit you choose. Select the room and door you want to swap out for the barn wood door. What you need to remember when building this kind of door is to make your door 6 wider than the width of your aisle.

Closing in a pole barn with custom doors. Building in place is the easiest way to build barn doors. When sheeting door sheeting tucks between built in flashing and vertical member trim strip. We re building sliding barn doors.

Same pattern as building sidewalls. Since the fasteners show we decided to use 1 1 2 in. A sliding barn door creates more space by eliminating the need to accommodate a traditional swinging door. Sliding barn style doors are excellent for large openings where a swing style door might prevent furniture placement.

Remove the door you are planning to replace and measure the door opening to determine your door size and how much appearance board you will need. Sliding barn style doors offer a functional solution similar to pocket doors but without the hassle that pocket doors typically come with. One of the latest trends in home design is the sliding barn door. It s for good reason barn doors can add space saving benefits aesthetic detail and functionality to the interior of your home.

The best door system for a center aisle barn is a split slider double sliding door which is hung on rollers trolleys and slides on a track. Apply sheeting to door grid with color matched 12 x stitch screws at 9 o c. This is going to be a two part series. A barn door in 30 minutes.

It only required a total of 8 cuts. It s easy to see why. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. We have an awesome building project for you today.

Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar. Because the nails protruded slightly from the opposite side we shortened them a bit by holding them with locking pliers and grinding off the tips on a bench grinder. Of course once you have it constructed you will need to fill the holes sand and paint it and hang it.