How To Build A Large Barn Door
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.
How to build a large barn door. Hang the door on the door frame source. Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar. I loved my rustic barn door and i loved that it was an easy solution for a door in my craft room but i wanted a more modern barn door in there to match the rest of our house. 14 steps to building your.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. Install a sliding door track the length of the door along the top of the door frame. Here is a picture of the rustic barn door we made a couple year ago. The addition i am build in.
Whatever wood you decide to use for your door try to pick nicer boards without cracks loose knots and bows. Thicker wood will make the door better at keeping heat in but will also make it heavier. Attach four track wheels to the top of the door. Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
Repeat steps 1 through 5 above only this time saw four 1 by 6 beams and make the frame large enough to cover the entire doorway. Barn doors that swing out need to be mounted on very large and strong hinges and sliding barn doors need to be properly balanced and hung on high quality hardware in order to work properly. So my husband and i decided to build one and i absolutely love it. If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
We have an awesome building project for you today. This is going to be a two part series.