Because the door is hung from a track the door can be slid along the face of a wall into.
How to make a barn style sliding door.
Sliding barn style doors are excellent for large openings where a swing style door might prevent furniture placement.
The first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against.
Keep in mind that.
Barn doors should at minimum cover the door opening and extend a few inches past the door when fully open.
The opening was 24 5 x 96 5.
First item of business was to break down all these boards.
Let s set the frames off to.
The first thing i did was measure the door opening.
Measure door opening width and height.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Decide on the door size.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools.
We started by cutting all the boards for the.
Sliding barn style doors offer a functional solution similar to pocket doors but without the hassle that pocket doors typically come with.
The barn door will hang a 1 2 to 1 off the floor and extend above the top of the door opening.
Tools needed for building a sliding barn door.