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Making a cross brace barn door.
Because the loads are transferred to the bottom hinge and the bottom hinge is closer to the ground the gate ends up more.
The name describes the shape formed by the boards used to brace the parallel door boards and keep them from sagging or warping due to gravity when the finished door is hung from hinges.
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In compression loads are distributed over the end cross section of of the brace as well as the screws nails that greatly reduces the overall rate of fibre compression which means it will sag less and last longer.
A z brace door allows you to use boards to make a door instead of a single sheet of material like plywood.
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.
Place one of the cross brace pieces under the frame exactly where you want it using bits of scrap to support the door frame and hold it level on top of the cross piece.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.