Instead of solid wood use thinner shiplap panels available at most large home improvement stores and assemble with solid wood edges.
How to build sliding rail barn doors.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
In this case you could have the wood go vertical or horizontal and create any type of look you like.
A few years ago we replaced our french patio doors and being the crafter i am i saved the glass to be used later.
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.
Assemble a door of the correct size using 1 4 or 1 6 boards.
Well this is later and i decided to use the glass to make sliding barn doors for the master closet.
To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.
Diy sliding barn door step 1.
How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
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.
Here are our old glass panels tucked.
How to build a large steel framed sliding barn door that will go on a steel clad pole barn.
Let s set the frames off to.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Screw scraps of wood to the 2x4s on both sides of the door to hold the boards together while you add the horizontal rail.
After checking to see that the ends of the boards are still lined up measure diagonally from opposite corners to make sure the door is square.