Add the next piece of metal to the frame by.
How to build a steel barn door.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.
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.
Using our step by step barn door plans we created every single barn door in the house for about 50 a piece.
You can countersink the nuts in the back if you want them flush.
It took about an hour or two to build each doors with just a few basic tools and lumber found that can be found at any standard lumber store.
Fasten the left and right wheels to the door with 1inch wide steel.
It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.
Choose the guide that works best for your door.
A header for the door could be as simple as a 1 x 4 board attached with 3 1 2 screws into the studs in the wall.
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.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
On the back side if the door use locking nuts to secure the steel.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Place a piece of metal on the far end of the frame.
They are surprisingly simple to create.
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.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
This will ensure that your door is square.
To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.
Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles.