Choose your barn door hardware before.
How to build a barn door frame.
For the wheels use 1 2 inch wood.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
On the back side if the door use locking nuts to secure the steel.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
Fasten the left and right wheels to the door with 1inch wide steel.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy.
Measure the opening to determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the.
Let s set the frames off to.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
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Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
How to frame a doorway for barn doors step 1.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Assemble barn door rubber mallet screwdriver or drill with a phillips head screw bit lay out frame.
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Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Screw each piece of lumber together.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
Lay out the different rails and stiles so that the.
You can countersink the nuts in the back if you want them flush.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out.
Lay out the different rails and stiles so that the letters written on each piece line up.
If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.