Homemade Sliding Door Track
Barn door track diy tutorial.
Homemade sliding door track. Making the hangers and door stops. Measure the length of the cabinet door opening using a tape measure. We are using a hollow core door from the hardware store. To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.
First step is to find your door. To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide. These come in various sizes and they run around 20 35 a piece. By 2 inch steel flat plates 13 99 each four 1 1 2 inch steel spacers about 6 two 4 inch pulleys 4 78 each four 1 inch fender washers two nylon locking nuts two toilet bolts four 3 1 2 inch lag bolts.
This is the length required for the sliding. Diy sliding barn door step 1. I simply attached a strip of 1 4 plywood to the front of the wood above the track. You want to get a door that is large enough to cover the opening you will be building this for.
Diy sliding barn door hack. How to make a wood sliding cabinet door track step 1. Two 6 ft. Measure the board to the length that you measured for.
Feel free to ask me any questions and com. Cut your two sheets of plywood usually available in 4 feet wide by 8 feet long into the exact dimensions of the wood frame which will also be the dimensions of your diy sliding door. Make your cuts. Lastly hid the track and rollers by creating a cornice.
Lay the 1 by 2 by 96 inch board flat on a work surface. Create your own barn door track hardware. To install the rollers into the sliding door track the door has to be tilted out slightly.