To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
How to build a outside sliding barn door.
This will ensure that your door is square.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
Choose the guide that works best for your door.
The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks.