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Homemade sliding door track.
I simply attached a strip of 1 4 plywood to the front of the wood above the track.
Two 6 ft.
Making the hangers and door stops.
Measure the length of the cabinet door opening using a tape measure.
Diy sliding barn door step 1.
First step is to find your door.
Lay the 1 by 2 by 96 inch board flat on a work surface.
We are using a hollow core door from the hardware store.
Make your cuts.
Diy sliding barn door hack.
You want to get a door that is large enough to cover the opening you will be building this for.
Create your own barn door track hardware.
To install the rollers into the sliding door track the door has to be tilted out slightly.
Measure the board to the length that you measured for.
In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade.
These come in various sizes and they run around 20 35 a piece.
Cut your two sheets of plywood usually available in 4 feet wide by 8 feet long into the exact dimensions of the wood frame which will also be the dimensions of your diy sliding door.
Lastly hid the track and rollers by creating a cornice.
This sliding door track can be made for under 100 including wooden wheels track the ebook available in the blog post provides a full list of the tools and supplies you ll need.
How to make a wood sliding cabinet door track step 1.
To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide.
This is the length required for the sliding.
Barn door track diy tutorial.