Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
Building exterior sliding barn doors.
We re building sliding barn doors.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
Screw each piece of lumber together.
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If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
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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.
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.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
It s easy to see why.