On the door these are your vertical boards.
How to build a outside sliding barn door.
Build the door steps 2 10.
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.
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.
It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.
You can add more overlap for extra privacy.
The vertical pieces 2x4s are cut to the true length of the door but the top and bottom pieces need a little extra math.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Sliding barn style doors for the lean to on the garage.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
What type of wood do you use to make a barn door.
Determine the width of the last t g piece to build up the door to an exact 75 width.
Lay all of the boards with nice side up or rough side up if using barn siding.
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.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
This side will be the outside of your door when you are done.
Next glue and screw the bottom mullion to the bottom rail and middle rail.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
Cut list for installing a sliding door.
To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.
Slightly tighten all of the boards with c clamps.
This will ensure that your door is square.