This is probable the longest process throughout the project.
How to build a sliding barn door for a shed.
Continue doing this to all the openings.
Grab a pencil mark the length of the inside of the panel opening and cut to size on the miter saw.
Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
You ll find all of these details in the upcoming shed story.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
Glue and nail flush with the face of the door using a pin nailer and 1 23 ga pin nails.
Then i screw the aluminum track to the 2x support.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Build the door the first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against each other.
I added a little bit of wood glue between each piece to give the door stability.
Cut list for installing a sliding door designed to cover a 30 inch wide opening with 4 inch casing on either side this door measures 38 inches wide by 2 inches thick by 83 inches tall.
I didn t have to cut any of these pieces but if your opening is not 8ft you will need to measure and cut accordingly.
I accomplish this by ripping a 2 4 down to between 2 1 2 and 3 in.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
The last step is to mount the hanger plates to the top of door.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.