Make A Slide Door

This is important once you get to inserting the glass panels.

Make a slide door.

The structure will feel flimsy and wobbly but that s okay. Use a square to make sure you attach everything square. Videos you watch may be added to. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover.

How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools. Before building the door measure the doorway. You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct. Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door.

First thing first building the frame of the door. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home. First make a wooden frame that is the same dimension as your masonite using the diagram above to assemble your 2 2 boards with one screw joining each board. Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s.

Pick sliding door hardware make a plan. Take your door height and subtract 33 then divide by 5 the number of openings and that is how much space should be between the slats. Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four. You will require the aid of a screw driver.

You don t need an architect s plans to build a door you just need a drill or even less a screw driver. How to make a sliding barn door with diy pete. This sliding barn door tutorial is detailed with step by step instructions to build your own custom barn door. You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.

The first thing i did was measure the door opening. You can use nails to attach your masonite to the wooden frame or to fix them with brads. The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least.

How to build install a sliding door step 1. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. How to build and install a sliding door step 1. Learn how to make a sliding door for your home for under 40 1.