Build the door steps 2 10.
How to build a outside sliding barn door.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
This side will be the outside of your door when you are done.
The vertical pieces 2x4s are cut to the true length of the door but the top and bottom pieces need a little extra math.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
You can add more overlap for extra privacy.
On the door these are your vertical boards.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Determine the width of the last t g piece to build up the door to an exact 75 width.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Also show you how to install it.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
If you want you can use pocket holes for your frame and simply cut the horizontal pieces to your finished size minus two times the width of your verticals.
Sliding barn style doors for the lean to on the garage.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Slightly tighten all of the boards with c clamps.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
Lay all of the boards with nice side up or rough side up if using barn siding.
It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.