Make A Slide Door

This sliding barn door tutorial is detailed with step by step instructions to build your own custom barn door.

Make a slide door.

You don t need an architect s plans to build a door you just need a drill or even less a screw driver. Learn how to make a sliding door for your home for under 40 1. Make sure you space evenly. Pick sliding door hardware make a plan.

The first thing i did was measure the door opening. Use a square to make sure you attach everything square. How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools. First thing first building the frame of the door.

The first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against. The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. This is important once you get to inserting the glass panels. You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct.

How to build and install a sliding door step 1. First make a wooden frame that is the same dimension as your masonite using the diagram above to assemble your 2 2 boards with one screw joining each board. Keep in mind that. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home.

How to make a sliding barn door with diy pete. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover. You can use nails to attach your masonite to the wooden frame or to fix them with brads. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device.

Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s. How to build install a sliding door step 1. Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four. Before building the door measure the doorway.

The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least. The structure will feel flimsy and wobbly but that s okay. Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door. Videos you watch may be added to.