Here s what you need to make a diy barn door track like ours.
Sliding track door diy.
Measure the length of the cabinet door opening using a tape measure.
The key to sliding doors is using the right hardware.
To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.
Also show you how to install it.
The door will go back and forth but not with ease as a typical rolling door track.
Measure the thickness of the sliding door.
Two nylon locking nuts.
Create your own barn door track hardware.
Diy sliding barn door step 1.
Something to note this is a diy track with parts that are metal on metal.
Four 3 1 2 inch lag bolts.
This isn t a problem with sliding doors.
Making the hangers and door stops.
You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.
Barn door track diy tutorial.
Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.
I had a pair of hinged doors on a shed at my last house and in the winter i had to keep a large area in front of the shed free of snow and ice buildup or the doors wouldn t open.
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.
We bought everything from the home depot.
This is the length required for the sliding cabinet door track.
Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover.
Feel free to ask me any questions and com.
Frame the sliding cabinet doors cut some 1 4 plywood into strips most of the strips are 2 1 2 cut some additional strips at 5 for the top rails.
I think the heavy duty bypass door hardware from johnson hardware.
To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide.
In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade.