Screw each piece of lumber together.
How to build a sliding door for a pole barn.
Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions.
On the door these are the vertical boards.
Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes and secure the guide to the floor with the included screws.
Place track board so top of 2x4 is flush with line from center of post jamb to end of door in open position.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
When sheeting door sheeting tucks between built in flashing and vertical member trim strip.
Place 8 96 t g boards in the jig and start the job with a board that was grooved.
If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
Attach the mounting board.
We inserted the panels into the door centering the panels in the opening.
Extend track board from end to end for support for full length door opening.
Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw.
Apply sheeting to door grid with color matched 12 x stitch screws at 9 o c.
Sliding doors are available in many sizes and can be solid or split into two.
Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length.
Pole barn sliding doors.
Lay door grid assembly on a flat surface with built in flashing and vertical member trim strip up not towards ground.
Place 2x6 track board with top edge flush with chalk line.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Attach the mounting board by firmly nailing it to the joists inside the pole barn.
With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
Same pattern as building sidewalls.
After that lay all of the boards with the nice side up or the rough side up only if using barn siding and this side now will be outside of the door once the job is done.
Sliding doors are a popular option for post frame buildings.
Typical agricultural pole barn kits have one or two sliding doors most commonly placed on the gable ends of the building although they can be located on the eave walls as well.
Install the other stop.
We cut them to length using the miter saw.
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.
Assemble the door track.