Lay all of the boards with nice side up or rough side up if using barn siding.
How to make an exterior sliding door.
Make sure that the board is all assembled.
Lay 8 96 t g boards in your jig starting with a board that has a groove cut off.
Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four.
Measure the height and the width.
Before you begin with setting up the sliding barn door make sure that the door is correctly assembled.
Cut two pieces of 2 by 6 to length for the top and bottom of the door known as rails remembering to make.
Measure the door jamb you are creating your door for.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
How to build and install a sliding door step 1.
Before building the door measure the doorway.
Prepare level flat surface and fasten 2 2x4 boards making a temporary l shape jig for your door make one side of l 8 long and other 6 5 long.
Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.
As an example if the opening is of 30 inches in dimension rip the board to its width.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
Make sure that you have all of these tools and proceed to the steps.
The door will be 1 4 inch shorter and 1 4 inch.
The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least.
Make l shape jig perfectly square.