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