I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
How to build double sliding barn doors.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
Using a tape measure begin at the left edge of the opening and measure straight across to the right edge.
Double sliding barn doors can be built two ways.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
Building one 12 x8 double sliding door cut 18 1x10x96 t g boards.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
Ideally the door will cover 2 to 3 inches beyond the opening on each side.
Side by side sliding doors this means you ll have two sliding doors on the same track that can open in the same or opposite directions depending on the size of your track.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Also show you how to install it.
Double check your dimensions and math before mounting the track.
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This is going to be a two part series.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
We re building sliding barn doors.
You don t want to have to cut down the door or reposition the track if it s in the wrong spot.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
If the doorway has moldings measure from outside edge to outside edge to determine the proper door width add about 4 to 6 inches to your measurement.
These can be full size or half size so you d have two doors but they d open in the middle of a regular size door frame and only extend about 18 inches per side.
Hang the diy sliding barn door.