Make A Slide Door

How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools.

Make a slide door.

This sliding barn door tutorial is detailed with step by step instructions to build your own custom barn door. This is important once you get to inserting the glass panels. The first thing i did was measure the door opening. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home.

The first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against. Use a square to make sure you attach everything square. Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four. How to build and install a sliding door step 1.

Keep in mind that. The structure will feel flimsy and wobbly but that s okay. Learn how to make a sliding door for your home for under 40 1. You will require the aid of a screw driver.

If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. How to make a sliding barn door with diy pete. You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct. The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least.

You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber. 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. Before building the door measure the doorway. You can use nails to attach your masonite to the wooden frame or to fix them with brads.

Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door. Videos you watch may be added to. You don t need an architect s plans to build a door you just need a drill or even less a screw driver. Pick sliding door hardware make a plan.

The opening was 24 5 x 96 5. How to build install a sliding door step 1. 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. Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s.