Instructions For Building A Barn Door

To start cut two pieces of the flat bar steel to make the brackets that hold the wheels to the door.

Instructions for building a barn door.

For double doors locate the studs on both sides of the door opening. Faqs about building a barn door decide on the door size. How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware know your options for barn door hardware. We started by cutting all the boards for the.

Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the. Line up the brackets and mark the holes on your door frame before drilling them out. The barn door will hang a 1 2 to 1 off the floor and extend above the top of the door opening. Mdf boards 1 4 1 6 and 1 2 tools.

Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes. Fasten the left and right wheels to the door with 1inch wide steel. Be careful when drilling to avoid any tear out. Use a 2 inch circular drill bit to cut two 4 inch wheels for each side of the door.

For the wheels use 1 2 inch wood. Tools needed for building a sliding barn door. Then take them to the drill press or use a drill to drill the holes for the carriage bolts. Let s set the frames off to.

With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop. First we needed to actually build the door. Roll the door on install a doorstop at one end. Measure door opening width and height.

Barn doors should at minimum cover the door opening and extend a few inches past the door when fully open. How to build a sliding barn door supplies needed for building a sliding barn door. You can countersink the nuts in the back if you want them flush. How to build a modern barn door materials.

Install the other stop. First item of business was to break down all these boards. I really wanted a clean lined and modern looking door. Use the stud finder to locate and mark the studs above the door.

Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions.