We started by cutting all the boards for the.
Making a barn style door.
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How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
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Use inexpensive pine from home depot.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside.
If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.
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Previously i built a small shed and now it s time to build the door i decided to build the door from scratch making my own panels and a half lap joint frame combined with using nice barn style hinges.
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In my case the door was quite large.
Here are the materials we used.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
For this door i used cedar fence pickets left over from a fence build.
The size will vary depending in your door opening.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
The ones we used and the ones i wish we had purchased.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
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3 4 plywood for the back of the doors 1 x6 boards for the top and bottom trims 1 x4 boards for remaining trim 10ft barn door track kit listing has other sizes 10 inch black steel door handle.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
Let s set the frames off to.
First build the barn door.
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First item of business was to break down all these boards.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
A barn style door carries a lot of charm and really makes for a great addition in a shed.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.