If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
How to build large sliding barn doors.
Install a sliding door track the length of the door along the top of the door frame.
I honestly loved it and was.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Lay them on a bench or table so that the ends of the boards.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
Repeat steps 1 through 5 above only this time saw four 1 by 6 beams and make the frame large enough to cover the entire doorway.
With help lift the barn wood door and roll it onto the track.
Attach four track wheels to the top of the door.
We cut them to length using the miter saw.
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.
Hang the door on the door frame source.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
Screw each piece of lumber together.
Choose your barn door hardware before.
Lay the 1 inch thick boards out on a flat surface pressed together tightly.
We inserted the panels into the door centering the panels in the opening.
Drill your holes to attach track to the wall.
Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw.
Here is a picture of the rustic barn door we made a couple year ago.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
Using your level check that the track and your mounting board are level and mark where each hole will be drilled.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
The addition i am build in.
Also show you how to install it.
Lay a 2x6 across the other boards perpendicular to their direction and 1 foot down from what will be.
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.
So my husband and i decided to build one and i absolutely love it.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch.
How to build a large wooden barn door.
If you hardware kit didn t come with stoppers we recommend adding one stop.