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.
Building exterior sliding barn doors.
Building a sliding barn door means you don t have to rip open and reframe a wall for a pocket door.
This is going to be a two part series.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
Screw each piece of lumber together.
It s easy to see why.
We re building sliding barn doors.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
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.
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