Find a 1 2 inch or whatever you decided for the bottom gap piece of scrap and place it under the door near the post.
Building a garage barn door.
Starting at the top rail butt the mitered ends of two pieces of similar thickness and color together at the centerline forming an arrow.
23 ga 3 4 nails.
The barn door will hang a 1 2 to 1 off the floor and extend above the top of the door opening.
Decide on the door size.
45 deg chamfer router bit.
Place 1 1x10x75 horizontal straight edge board on each end of the door keeping it flush with all of the outside edges and fasten the board with screws.
With the door in the 90 degrees open position start sliding scrap under the outside bottom of the door until your hinges are aligned.
Measure door opening width and height.
The instructions for how to build a sliding barn door included below are concise easy to follow and contain a full list of tools and materials that you ll need.
A sliding door for your barn can provide easy access to the shop for large projects when other kinds of large doors are impractical.
Faqs about building a barn door.
This is how i built low cost barn doors i also made low cost hinges i bought the basic hinge and cut 1 4 x2 x18 steel and drill the 3 8 holes lined up wit.
Diy sliding barn door.
Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn.
23 ga 1 nails.
Here s how to save your money by taking the diy approach to building a barn door.
Fasten third 1x10x75 board in the center of the door.
Use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels.
Supplies needed for building a sliding barn door.
1 1 4 kreg screws.
11 x 14 glass pane.
If you ve investigated rustic barn doors you ve probably gotten sticker shock.
Next measure the distance between 1x10x75 boards and cut the side trim to fit.