We re building sliding barn doors.
How to build a metal sliding door.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
I made everything myself including making the hardware.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Plyco carries a complete line of accessories to complete your sliding door track project.
Sliding door track accessories.
Verticals are pre drilled for wood girts rather than steel failure to use color matched stitch screws provided to attach siding to frame.
I saved 1000 2000 on this sliding door project.
Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to.
Door grid assembly assemble doors in a flat area.
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These include trolley hangars track brackets cover and trim metal and wood sliding door rollers latches and pulls and guides and stops.
If needed cut door verticals and or laterals to length door call out height and or width.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
Installing door laterals in pre drilled holes of verticals.
This is going to be a two part series.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
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We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Steel sliding doors will also be far cheaper than dutch doors on an a horse barn or animal confinement building.
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