It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.
How to make sliding barn doors for a shed.
Standard 4 double door.
Choose the guide that works best for your door.
But if you want a door that s easy to build and install easy to operate and doesn t take up much space then it s hard to beat sliding doors.
To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
The other problem with sliding doors is that they re trickier to seal.
If you re worried about bugs or small creatures getting into the shed consider hinged doors instead.
Use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
Instead you ll use slats of solid wood for your base.
Used on exterior doors gas lockers battery housings access doors and toilet doors fairly easy to fit if.
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.
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.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
You ll want to know your way around a cutting tool like a circular saw to build it but that s about it a board and batten door doesn t use plywood.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
Screw each piece of lumber together.
Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles.
This will ensure that your door is square.
Also show you how to install it.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.