Here s how to build a 10 foot by 10 foot sliding door.
How to build a hinged barn door.
Since the fasteners show we decided to use 1 1 2 in.
Add the latch on the outside.
How to build a large wooden barn door hunker.
In this video i ll show you how to build a wooden barn door for under a 100.
The barn door will hang a 1 2 to 1 off the floor and extend above the top of the door opening.
With that in mind we are using sliding barn doors on each side of the main hallway for doors to the main bathroom and bedroom.
This includes the hardware and track.
Measure door opening width and height.
Next cut a 47 1 2 inch length of 2 x 6 for the bottom rail on the bottom half of the door.
Steps for building metal barn doors.
Lay the 1 inch thick boards out on a flat surface pressed together tightly.
Hang the door on the door frame source.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is.
The barn doors work perfectly with the overall theme of the house and will make it easy to navigate the hallway without blocking the pathway with traditional hinged doors swinging out into the open space.
Cut the pieces for the frame.
Barn doors should at minimum cover the door opening and extend a few inches past the door when fully open.
Because the nails protruded slightly from the opposite side we shortened them a bit by holding them with locking pliers and grinding off the tips on a bench grinder.
Mark the height of the rails on the door and attach them with construction adhesive and nails.
The hinges should be equidistant from each other.
Set the remainder of the beveled board aside until later.
I m wrapping up a project for a client an.
Place four heavy duty hinges on the door starting at the top of the door.
Lay a 2x6 across the other boards perpendicular to their direction and 1 foot down from what.
After ripping the 2 x 6 cut it to length.
Decide on the door size.