How To Build Metal Sliding Barn Doors

If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.

How to build metal sliding barn doors.

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. Move your way around the door until it is completely wrapped in metal. Choose the guide that works best for your door. Place a piece of metal on the far end of the frame.

Since these doors are heavy he easiest. Continue doing this to all the openings. The vertical sides should overlap the ends of the top and bottom metal. If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.

Add the next piece of metal to the frame by. Grab a pencil mark the length of the inside of the panel opening and cut to size on the miter saw. Use 1 1 2 inch screws with a flat underside to connect the metal to the wood. Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.

Apply construction adhesive to the metal prior to attaching it to the wood door. This is probable the longest process throughout the project. Steel sliding doors will also be far cheaper than dutch doors on an a horse barn or animal confinement building. The best and quickest method toward installing a sliding barn door is to purchase a commercially available mounting kit.

Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. 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. Same pattern as building sidewalls. Lay door grid assembly on a flat surface with built in flashing and vertical member trim strip up not towards ground.

Steps for building metal barn doors 1. Glue and nail flush with the face of the door using a pin nailer and 1 23 ga pin nails. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that. Apply sheeting to door grid with color matched 12 x stitch screws at 9 o c.

Construct the correct size door panels with materials bought or buy ready made ones if desired. Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards. Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.