How To Build In A Sliding Door

I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.

How to build in a sliding door.

We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Plan for a 2 day project. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door. You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.

Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. Also show you how to install it. 14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1. To save money she used plumbing pipe instead of standard barn door hardware and she saved time by having some of her lumber cut at the hardware store.

We have an awesome building project for you today. I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern. Build the door steps 2 10. 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.

We read the instructions and sketched a simple plan of what we wanted the door to look like. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to. How to build a sliding barn door for less money 03 13 hgtv remodeling expert laurie march built a sliding barn door for privacy between a master bedroom and bathroom. The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.

The main structure of the door is a piece of plywood to achieve the thickness needed for the hangers we bought 1x3 lumber to make a frame. This is going to be a two part series. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home depot.