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How to build sliding barn doors for a shed.
Build this economical shed with plans from our magazine.
Cut list for installing a sliding door designed to cover a 30 inch wide opening with 4 inch casing on either side this door measures 38 inches wide by 2 inches thick by 83 inches tall.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
This plan is a good guide to building double doors that are uneven sizes.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
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 simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks.
The main reason why shed builders choose sliding doors is their efficient use of space.
With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
Our latest shed is also a pavilion and you can build it too.
The door at the end isn t the finest we ve seen but it is an easier build and the shed door is quite sturdy.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Want a cute barn door but don t want to pay out the nose.
Where to locate sliding shed doors on a shed.
Good guide if the situation calls for it.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
Find 31 impressive ideas and free plans on how to build a shed door.
Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
But if you want a door that s easy to build and install easy to operate and doesn t take up much space then it s hard to beat sliding doors.
High style with low cost lumber and a few tricks.
Where to source the parts for sliding shed doors or even to build your own sliding door gear.
This is going to be a two part series.
I will also cover a few problems that can arise when installing large sliding doors.
Hang the diy sliding barn door.
Jeff gorton associate editor.
We re building sliding barn doors.
Single or double sliding or dutch any door from scratch.
Here s a shed project from our magazine with hinged doors.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Also show you how to install it.
How to make a diy rustic barn door and hardware.