Make A Slide Door

How to make a sliding barn door with diy pete.

Make a slide door.

Before building the door measure the doorway. Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four. Take your door height and subtract 33 then divide by 5 the number of openings and that is how much space should be between the slats. Use a square to make sure you attach everything square.

This is important once you get to inserting the glass panels. How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools. Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s. How to build and install a sliding door step 1.

You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber. You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct. Pick sliding door hardware make a plan. The opening was 24 5 x 96 5.

The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least. The structure will feel flimsy and wobbly but that s okay. First thing first building the frame of the door. Keep in mind that.

Make sure you space evenly. You can use nails to attach your masonite to the wooden frame or to fix them with brads. Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door. You will require the aid of a screw driver.

This sliding barn door tutorial is detailed with step by step instructions to build your own custom barn door. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. Learn how to make a sliding door for your home for under 40 1. Videos you watch may be added to.

We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home. How to build install a sliding door step 1. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover. First make a wooden frame that is the same dimension as your masonite using the diagram above to assemble your 2 2 boards with one screw joining each board.