This side will be the outside of your door when you are done.
How to build a outside sliding barn door.
Build the door steps 2 10.
Slightly tighten all of the boards with c clamps.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
On the door these are your vertical boards.
You can add more overlap for extra privacy.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
If you want you can use pocket holes for your frame and simply cut the horizontal pieces to your finished size minus two times the width of your verticals.
Determine the width of the last t g piece to build up the door to an exact 75 width.
This will ensure that your door is square.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim.
Also show you how to install it.
Sliding barn style doors for the lean to on the garage.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Lay all of the boards with nice side up or rough side up if using barn siding.
Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.