Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover.
How to build a metal sliding door.
Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.
Steel sliding doors will also be far cheaper than dutch doors on an a horse barn or animal confinement building.
But if you want a door that s easy to build and install easy to operate and doesn t take up much space then it s hard to beat sliding doors.
Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw.
Place the plywood on top of the frame apply wood glue and secure it with screws once it s aligned.
Same pattern as building sidewalls.
Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door.
Apply sheeting to door grid with color matched 12 x stitch screws at 9 o c.
They allow quick and easy access for horses or other large animals while being durable as well as an attractive complement to the curb appeal of your pole barn.
When sheeting door sheeting tucks between built in flashing and vertical member trim strip.
5 2x6x8 s per door a set of hinges 3 3ft x 8ft metal sheets per door a sliding latch handle impact driver screws metal shears thin metal pole 1 nail.
The other problem with sliding doors is that they re trickier to seal.
Apply wood glue on all top surfaces of the pieces of both your inner and outer frames.
We cut them to length using the miter saw.
If you re worried about bugs or small creatures getting into the shed consider hinged doors instead.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down.
Lay door grid assembly on a flat surface with built in flashing and vertical member trim strip up not towards ground.
Jeff gorton.