Cut the boards inch shorter than the height of the opening to allow the door to pass over the floor guide.
How to build a sliding barn door for a shed.
This is probable the longest process throughout the project.
1x6 pine boards for the back.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
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.
Then i screw the aluminum track to the 2x support.
I added a little bit of wood glue between each piece to give the door stability.
Grab a pencil mark the length of the inside of the panel opening and cut to size on the miter saw.
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.
Glue and nail flush with the face of the door using a pin nailer and 1 23 ga pin nails.
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.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Depending on how thick the door is and attaching it to the shed wall with lag screws.
Continue doing this to all the openings.
I accomplish this by ripping a 2 4 down to between 2 1 2 and 3 in.
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.
Also show you how to install it.